Quickborn

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Location of Quickborn within Pinneberg district

53°44′0″N 9°53′50″E / 53.73333°N 9.89722°E / 53.73333; 9.89722CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictPinneberg Government

• MayorThomas Beckmann (FDP)Area

• Total43.16 km² (16.66 sq mi)Elevation

19 m (62 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total22,165 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

25451

Dialling codes04106, 04193Vehicle registrationPIWebsitewww.quickborn.de

Quickborn (German pronunciation: [ˈkvɪkˌbɔʁn] ^ⓘ) is a rich and affluent town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It belongs to Metropolregion Hamburg and is located on the north part of Hamburg on Autobahn A7. It is a 700 year old town which also belonged to Denmark in the past.^[2]

Connectivity

Quickborn is located about 18 km north from the centre of Hamburg, on the eastern edge of Kreis Pinneberg. It lies on the A7 between Hamburg and Neumünster. It is situated just 6 km from the Hamburg Airport. Quickborn is also located along the Hamburg-Altona–Neumünster railway, which connects it to the AKN railway and buses of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. The S bahn train is coming in 2025 to Quickborn which will connect it directly to the main train station at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof without any change of trains.^[3] This is going to be a big boost in Quickborn‘s connectivity as well as ambitious plan for saving Co2.

Geography

Northwest of Quickborn is the Himmelmoor, the largest raised bog in Schleswig-Holstein, which is about 605 hectares large. It has long been used for peat mining. For this purpose, a narrow-gauge railway was built through the bog. South of the city is the Holmmoor, a nature preserve that is about 110 ha. large.

Climate

Climate data for Quickborn (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.9 (40.8)	8.8 (47.8)	14.0 (57.2)	18.0 (64.4)	20.9 (69.6)	23.4 (74.1)	22.7 (72.9)	18.9 (66.0)	13.7 (56.7)	8.3 (46.9)	5.2 (41.4)	13.5 (56.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.4 (31.3)	0.7 (33.3)	4.9 (40.8)	9.7 (49.5)	14.2 (57.6)	17.6 (63.7)	19.3 (66.7)	18.9 (66.0)	14.1 (57.4)	9.0 (48.2)	4.0 (39.2)	0.6 (33.1)	9.4 (48.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.0 (30.2)	−1.3 (29.7)	0.5 (32.9)	3.0 (37.4)	6.4 (43.5)	9.5 (49.1)	11.7 (53.1)	11.3 (52.3)	8.7 (47.7)	5.8 (42.4)	2.6 (36.7)	0.3 (32.5)	4.8 (40.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	74.2 (2.92)	54.8 (2.16)	58.0 (2.28)	37.1 (1.46)	60.8 (2.39)	78.0 (3.07)	91.2 (3.59)	86.3 (3.40)	67.1 (2.64)	65.4 (2.57)	70.2 (2.76)	78.8 (3.10)	821.5 (32.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	18.0	16.7	14.9	13.3	13.3	15.6	16.2	17.8	15.3	16.0	18.0	19.1	196.8
Average relative humidity (%)	87.5	85.0	80.8	74.6	74.1	75.2	76.6	79.0	82.8	85.7	89.3	89.7	81.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	40.1	63.2	116.7	182.8	223.9	207.3	220.0	191.0	146.4	107.4	49.1	34.6	1,570.8
Source: World Meteorological Organization^[4]

Employers in Quickborn

Comdirect Bank Head Quarters
Pinneberg Justice Court Branch
Hansewerk

International relations

Quickborn is twinned with:

Boxholm, Sweden (since 13.09.1974)
Uckfield, Sussex, England (since 18.02.1990)
Malchow, Germany (since 08.09.1990)

Notable people

Franz Josef Degenhardt (1931–2011), songwriter, poet, satirist, novelist
Mike Krüger (born 1951), Comedian, actor, singer, lived for several years in Quickborn
Daniel Matthias Heinrich Mohr (1780–1808), botanist
Carlo von Tiedemann (born 1943), TV Anchorman and actor

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
^ https://www.quickborn.de/Veröffentlichungen/Quickborn/Pressemitteilungen/PM+Stadtwerke+05_05_2023-p-20260.html
^ https://unternehmen.nah.sh/de/themen/projekte/s5/
^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.