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Tangstedt,  Germany: Town Hall
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Tangstedt

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Europe

About Tangstedt

Tangstedt works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kayhude, 18km from Tierpark Hagenbeck.

Tangstedt is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with about 5,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kayhude, about 4 km away.

Tangstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈtaŋʃtɛt]; Low German: Tangsteed) is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of Ahrensburg, and 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Hamburg.

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Within an hour or so of Tangstedt: Tierpark Hagenbeck (18 km), Speicherstadt (22 km), Elbphilharmonie (22 km), Miniatur Wunderland (22 km).

Where is Tangstedt?

Tangstedt is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, about 4 km from Kayhude.

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Quick Information

Population
5,937
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Schleswig-Holstein
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
53.7332, 10.0868

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.

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Worth the detour from Tangstedt

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Tierpark Hagenbeck

Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.

18 km · about 20 min drive

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Speicherstadt

The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.

22 km · about 25 min drive

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Elbphilharmonie

Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.

22 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Miniatur Wunderland

The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.

22 km · about 25 min drive

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Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg

Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.

22 km · about 25 min drive

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Landungsbrücken

Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.

22 km · about 25 min drive

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Lübeck Old Town

The UNESCO-listed 'Queen of the Hanseatic League,' known for its brick Gothic architecture, Holstentor gate, and world-famous marzipan.

42 km · about 50 min drive

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Lüneburg Old Town

A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.

58 km · about 65 min drive

Driving in Germany

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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🇩🇪 Germany

12 km awayPop. 30,103

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🇩🇪 Germany

12 km awayPop. 13,640

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