Segeberg Information & Segeberg Links at HealthHaven.com

Segeberg
	Segeberg
	; Map of Schleswig-Holstein highlighting the district of Segeberg
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District seat	Bad Segeberg
Area	1334 km²
Population	253,300 (2002)
Pop. density	188 /km²
Licence plate code	SE
Web page	http://www.kreis-segeberg.de

Segeberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Ostholstein and Stormarn, and the city state of Hamburg.

[edit] History

The history of the district is connected with the history of Holstein. In 1134 the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became a Prussian province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg.

Since then the district has considerable grown twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; and in 1970 the city of Norderstedt became part of the district.

[edit] Geography

The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of Neumünster and Hamburg. A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) belongs to the district, as well as some northern suburbs of Hamburg.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays :

four steeples forming a cross, commemorating the missionary activities of bishop Vizelin of Segeberg who Christianised Holstein in the early Middle Ages
the heraldic nettle leaf of Holstein in the middle of the cross
four green water lily leaves from the arms of Segeberg's reeves