Schenefeld, Pinneberg Explained

Type:Stadt
Schenefeld
Image Coa:DEU Schenefeld (Kreis Pinneberg) COA.svg
Coordinates:53.6028°N 9.8233°W
Image Plan:Schenefeld in PI.svg
State:Schleswig-Holstein
District:Pinneberg
Elevation:21
Area:9.99
Postal Code:22869
Area Code:040
Licence:PI
Gemeindeschlüssel:01 0 56 044
Website:www.stadt-schenefeld.de
Mayor:Christiane Küchenhof
Party:SPD

Schenefeld (Northern Low Saxon: Scheenfeld) is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated at the northwest border of Hamburg.

A 3.4 km tunnel between the town and the DESY research centre in Hamburg houses the European X-ray free-electron laser, with the research campus for the facility also located in Schenefeld.[1]

Melanie Diener, a German operatic and concert soprano, was born in Schenefeld.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European XFEL facts & figures. 2017-09-02.