A Nazi-resister was born here. His name was August Landmesser. We are standing in Moorrege, a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It sits 30 kilometers northwest of Hamburg.
Moorrege is more than just a name on a map. It is a place of significance. The small river Pinnau flows nearby. The Elbe river is also close. Moorrege is near Uetersen. It is about 2.7 kilometers south.
Moorrege serves as the seat of the Amt Geest und Marsch Südholstein. This collective municipality plays a vital role in the region’s administration.
Imagine a worker in 1936. He refuses to give the Hitler salute. August Landmesser stood alone in a crowd. Decades later he became an icon of protest. Moorrege proudly claims him as its own.
The population of Moorrege was 4,579 in 2022. The area covers 10.76 square kilometers. That is a density of 430 people per square kilometer.
Karl-Heinz Weinberg of the CDU serves as the mayor. The postal code for Moorrege is 25436. The dialing code is 04122. If you are driving, the vehicle registration code is PI.
Moorrege sits at 53.667 degrees north latitude and 9.667 degrees east longitude. Its elevation is 8 meters. The time zone is UTC+01:00. During summer, it shifts to UTC+02:00.
The nearest airports include Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport 19 km away and Hamburg Airport 25 km away.