Stormarn

Stormarn is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Segeberg and Ostholstein, the city of L?beck, the district of Lauenburg, and the city state of Hamburg.

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The name Stormarn may be derived from "storm", hence meaning "stormy land". In medieval times the name was applied to a larger area, whereof the present-day district is only the eastern half.

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Stormarn became a part of Holstein in the 12th century. When Schleswig-Holstein became a province of Prussia in 1867, the Prussian administration established the district of Stormarn, with Wandsbek as its capital. In 1937 the southwestern part of the district was incorporated into Hamburg, and the district lost half of its population. Since Wandsbek was now a borough of Hamburg, the capital was moved to Bad Oldesloe after the war. In 1970 Stormarn lost again substantial amounts of its territory, when the city of Norderstedt was founded in order to become a part of the Segeberg district.

Segeberg: Segeberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernf?rde, the city of Neum?nster, the districts of Pl?n, Ostholstein and Stormarn, and the city state of Hamburg....

Ostholstein: Ostholstein is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Stormarn, Segeberg and Pl?n, the Baltic Sea and the city of L?beck....

Lauenburg: This article discusses the Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. Lauenburg is also the German name of the Polish city L?bork....