Tornesch

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Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Location of Tornesch within Pinneberg district

53°42′N 9°43′E / 53.700°N 9.717°E / 53.700; 9.717CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictPinneberg Subdivisions3 StadtteileGovernment

• MayorSabine KählertArea

• Total20.62 km² (7.96 sq mi)Elevation

12 m (39 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total14,350 • Density700/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

25436

Dialling codes04122, 04120Vehicle registrationPIWebsitewww.tornesch.de

Tornesch is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4 mi) southeast of Elmshorn, and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Tornesch is also the home of the Klaus-Groth-Schule, named after the German poet Klaus Groth. It is also home to the Fritz-Reuter-Schule, named after German writer Fritz Reuter.

History

Tornesch has a place in biochemical history from the wood saccharification^[2] process developed by Scholler,^[3] also known at the Scholler-Tornesch process. The first factory to use the process was built in Tornesch. This early work was part of the development of biofuel such as cellulosic ethanol.

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
^ Wood Saccharification
^ Decomposition of wood by acids