Schashagen

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Location of Schashagen within Ostholstein district

54°7′N 10°52′E / 54.117°N 10.867°E / 54.117; 10.867CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictOstholstein Municipal assoc.Ostholstein-Mitte Government

• MayorRainer Holtz (CDU)Area

• Total41.46 km² (16.01 sq mi)Elevation

41 m (135 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total2,041 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

23730

Dialling codes04564, 04561, 04562Vehicle registrationOHWebsitewww.amt-ostholstein-
mitte.de

Schashagen is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Location

Schashagen is located about 4 km northeast of Neustadt in Holstein on the Baltic Sea. West of the Federal Highway 1 runs from Lübeck in the direction of Fehmarn, east of the federal highway 501 Neustadt in the direction of Fehmarn.^[2]

History

The Gutsbezirk Brodau was built in 1526 by Heinrich Rantzau on Helmstorf.^[3] Schashagen became official district in 1970.

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
^ "Startseite". www.schashagen.de. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
^ Henning von Rumor: Schlösser und Herrenhäuser in Ostholstein. Verlag Weidlich/Flechsig Würzburg 1989, S. 386.