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Reinbek (German: [ˈʁaɪnbeːk] ^ⓘ; probably from “Rainbek” = brook at the field margin; Northern Low Saxon: Reinbeek) is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg. It can be accessed by the A1, the A24 autobahn, federal highway 5 and the S-Bahn line S2.^[2]

Reinbek was first mentioned in 1226, the city rights were given in 1952. The town is located at the river Bille which was dammed up here to form a mill pond.

Religious affiliation:

• 44% Protestant
• 9% Catholic
• 22% other religious groups
• 26% without religious affiliation

• Church of Mary Magdalene (Lutheran)
• Nathan-Söderblom church (Lutheran)
• Ansgar community, St. Ansgar‘s Chapel and St. Michael‘s Chapel (Lutheran)
• Sacred Heart of Jesus (Roman Catholic)
• Evangelical Free Church (Baptist)

• 16th-century castle Schloss Reinbeck in Dutch Renaissance style, built for Adolfs I. Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. Nowadays art and cultural center for Reinbeck.

Reinbek station is serviced by the rapid transit system of the Hamburg S-Bahn. Public transport is also provided by buses.

Reinbek is twinned with:^[3]

• Koło, Poland (1999)

Since 1974, Reinbek also cooperates with Padasjoki in Finland, and has friendly relations with its former twin town of Täby in Sweden.^[3]

• Minna Specht (1879–1961), teacher and socialist
• Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (born 1948), children’s book author and painter
• Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (born 1958), politician
• Jan van Aken (born 1961), politician (The Left)
• Max Kruse (born 1988), association football player
• Maximilian Buhk (born 1992), retired racing driver

• Official website