Reinbek
Reinbek (probably from "Rainbek" = brook at the field margin) is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg. It is accessed by the A1 and the A24 autobahn and federal highway 5.
Reinbek was first mentioned in 1226, the city rights were given in 1952.
The town is located at the river Bille which was dammed up here to form a mill pond.
Religion
Religious affiliation:
44% Protestant
9% Catholic
22% other religious groups
26% without religious affiliation
Important church communities
Maria-Magdalenen church (Lutheran)
Nathan-Söderblom church (Lutheran)
Ansgar community, St. Ansgar chapel and St. Michael chapel (Lutheran)
Herz-Jesu community (Roman Catholic)
Evangelische Freikirche (Baptist)
International relations
Reinbek is twinned with:
Täby, Sweden, since 1956
Königslutter, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 1961
Padasjoki, Finland, since 1974
Koło, Poland, since 1999
Buildings
16th-century castle in Dutch renaissance style.