Wentorf bei Hamburg

Wentorf bei Hamburg
Coat of arms
Wentorf bei Hamburg
Location of Wentorf bei Hamburg within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
Coordinates: 53°29′35″N 10°15′12″E / 53.49306°N 10.25333°E / 53.49306; 10.25333Coordinates: 53°29′35″N 10°15′12″E / 53.49306°N 10.25333°E / 53.49306; 10.25333
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Herzogtum Lauenburg
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Heidelberg (CDU)
Area
• Total	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,550
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21465
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	RZ
Website	www.wentorf.de

Wentorf bei Hamburg is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Bille, approx. 10 km northwest of the city of Geesthacht, It lies on the city limits to the city of Hamburg and 20 km east of the centre of the city. It is an old Saxon village. As "Wendendorp" it was first named in a certificate in 1246.

In the late 1940s it was the site of a large Displaced Persons camp for Eastern European refugees.^[2] In the 90s it was a home to middle eastern asylum seekers who were housed in the disused barracks.

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Towns and municipalities of Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg
Albsfelde Alt Mölln Aumühle Bäk Bälau Basedow Basthorst Behlendorf Berkenthin Besenthal Bliestorf Börnsen Borstorf Breitenfelde Bröthen Brunsmark Brunstorf Büchen Buchholz Buchhorst Dahmker Dalldorf Dassendorf Düchelsdorf Duvensee Einhaus Elmenhorst Escheburg Fitzen Fredeburg Fuhlenhagen Geesthacht Giesensdorf Göldenitz Göttin Grabau Grambek Grinau Groß Boden Groß Disnack Groß Grönau Groß Pampau Groß Sarau Groß Schenkenberg Grove Gudow Gülzow Güster Hamfelde Hamwarde Harmsdorf Havekost Hohenhorn Hollenbek Hornbek Horst Juliusburg Kankelau Kasseburg Kastorf Kittlitz Klein Pampau Klein Zecher Klempau Klinkrade Koberg Kollow Köthel Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf Krukow Krummesse Krüzen Kuddewörde Kühsen Kulpin Labenz Langenlehsten Lankau Lanze Lauenburg Lehmrade Linau Lüchow Lütau Mechow Möhnsen Mölln Mühlenrade Müssen Mustin Niendorf an der Stecknitz Niendorf bei Berkenthin Nusse Panten Pogeez Poggensee Ratzeburg Ritzerau Römnitz Rondeshagen Roseburg Sahms Salem Sandesneben Schiphorst Schmilau Schnakenbek Schönberg Schretstaken Schulendorf Schürensöhlen Schwarzenbek Seedorf Siebenbäumen Siebeneichen Sierksrade Sirksfelde Steinhorst Sterley Stubben Talkau Tramm Walksfelde Wangelau Wentorf, Sandesneben Wentorf bei Hamburg Wiershop Witzeeze Wohltorf Woltersdorf Worth Ziethen