Image Coa: | DEU Hohenwestedt COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 54.0833°N 49°W |
Image Plan: | Hohenwestedt in RD.png |
State: | Schleswig-Holstein |
District: | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
Amt: | Mittelholstein |
Elevation: | 38 |
Area: | 18.18 |
Postal Code: | 24594 |
Area Code: | 04871 |
Licence: | RD |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 01 0 58 077 |
Website: | www.hohenwestedt.de |
Mayor: | Jan Butenschön |
Hohenwestedt (Low Saxon: Wiste') is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 23 km south of Rendsburg, 25 km west of Neumünster and 40 km southwest of Kiel.
It has a population of about 5,000 and a size of 18.18 squarekilometer. Since January 2012 it is part of the Amt Mittelholstein, of which it is the seat.
The town's landmark is the Peter-Pauls Church, the biggest church in town.
Hohenwestedt's twin towns are Müncheberg, Germany, and Billund, Denmark.
The town lies on the Neumünster-Heide railway and offers connections to Neumünster and Heide.