The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein with a population of more than 15,000. As of December 31, 2017, 35 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
List
The following table lists the 35 cities and communes in Schleswig-Holstein with a population of at least 15,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German The city name The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts) The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census The city land area as of December 31, 2017 The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)
+2017rankCityDistrict2017 estimate2011 census2017 land area2017 pop. density1Kielurban district247,943235,782119 km²2,090/km² 2Lübeckurban district216,318210,305214 km²1,010/km²3Flensburgurban district88,51982,25856.7 km² 1,560/km²4Neumünsterurban district79,33577,24971.6 km²1,108/km²5NorderstedtSegeberg78,67973,91358.1 km²1,354/km²6ElmshornPinneberg49,61847,45921.4 km²2,322/km²7PinnebergPinneberg43,15541,13721.5 km² 2,003/km²8WedelPinneberg33,34731,24833.8 km²986.0/km² 9AhrensburgStormarn33,30531,38035.3 km²943.5/km² 10ItzehoeSteinburg31,84830,88528.0 km² 1,136/km²11GeesthachtHerzogtum Lauenburg30,40728,75533.3 km²914.5/km²12RendsburgRendsburg-Eckernförde28,78927,59423.7 km²1,213/km²13Henstedt-UlzburgSegeberg28,05626,65839.5 km²710.8/km²14ReinbekStormarn27,40926,16931.2 km² 877.6/km²15SchleswigSchleswig-Flensburg25,11823,70124.3 km²1,034/km²16Bad OldesloeStormarn24,96424,26352.6 km²474.6/km²17HusumNordfriesland23,27422,21525.8 km²901.7/km²18EckernfördeRendsburg-Eckernförde21,97921,94321.4 km² 1,028/km²19HeideDithmarschen21,69920,76832.0 km²678.7/km²20KaltenkirchenSegeberg21,38619,70923.1 km²925.8/km²21QuickbornPinneberg21,05619,72743.2 km²487.7/km² 22Bad SchwartauOstholstein19,99719,43618.4 km²1,087/km²23SchenefeldPinneberg19,14118,19710.0 km²1,916/km²24MöllnHerzogtum Lauenburg18,92818,39825.1 km²755.6/km² 25UetersenPinneberg18,42917,45611.4 km²1,612/km²26GlindeStormarn18,36516,64011.2 km²1,637/km²27HalstenbekPinneberg17,70016,37612.6 km²1,407/km²28Bad SegebergSegeberg17,27316,59218.9 km² 915.4/km²29StockelsdorfOstholstein17,07116,51756.7 km² 301.1/km²30EutinOstholstein16,94616,44941.4 km²409.3/km²31SchwarzenbekHerzogtum Lauenburg16,37414,97411.6 km²1,416/km² 32BargteheideStormarn16,04515,16415.8 km² 1,014/km²33PreetzPlön16,04115,47114.4 km² 1,114/km²34RatekauOstholstein15,28515,21759.6 km² 256.4/km² 35Neustadt in HolsteinOstholstein15,18715,02419.7 km²769.4/km²
External links Cities in Schleswig-Holstein by population
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