Aukrug
Aukrug is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km west of Neumünster, and 35 km southwest of Kiel.
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 Church in Aukrug | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aukrug within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°4′N 9°46′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittelholstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nils Kuhnke (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.9 km2 (19.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,861 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24613 |
| Dialling codes | 04873 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www |
Geography
Aukrug is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Aukrug.
The location of Aukrug is south of the municipality of Mörel or Gnutz, but east of Hohenwestedt, and west of Wasbek or Ehndorf.
History
Innien, the oldest part of the municipality, appears in a surviving record from as far back as 1128. The name Aukrug comes from "in de Aukrögen", using the "Plattdeutsch" (low German) of the region, and means something along the lines of "in the folds of the flood plain".
Tönsheide Forest
The Tönsheide Forest lies east of Aukrug specialist hospital and is a nature reserve with an area of 67 hectares (170 acres). It consists of large areas of near-natural woodland with scattered with areas of heath.
See also
References
- "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
External links
Media related to Aukrug at Wikimedia Commons
