Wasbek
Wasbek is a municipality, immediately west of Neumünster, in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Wasbek | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wasbek within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district  | |
  Wasbek  Wasbek | |
| Coordinates: 54°4′N 9°54′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Neumünster |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dörte Kühl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.49 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,395 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24647 |
| Dialling codes | 04321 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www.amt-aukrug.de |
Geography
Wasbek lies immediately west of Neumünster. In the west the park Aukrug borders the municipality. In the east runs Federal Highway 7 from Hamburg to Flensburg through the village area and is on the Neumünster-Mitte exit. The Bundesstraße 430 from Lütjenburg to Schenefeld (Federal highway 23) runs from east to west through the municipality. The village is also connected to the Nordbahn, on the Neumünster–Heide rail line. The bus line 9 connects Wasbek and Wasbek-Bullenbek with Neumünster.
Wasbek is south of the municipality of Timmaspe or Krogaspe, north of Ehndorf and east of Aukrug (see regional map at: Rendsburg-Eckernförde).
Politics
On 15 June 2008 Wasbek left the county Aukrug (Amt) and is now an administrative community with the city of Neumünster, which handles administration for the municipality.
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