Aukrug is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km west of Neumünster, and 35 km southwest of Kiel.

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Church in Aukrug
Church in Aukrug
Flag of Aukrug
Coat of arms of Aukrug
Location of Aukrug within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Aukrug is located in Germany
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Aukrug is located in Schleswig-Holstein
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Aukrug
Coordinates: 54°4′N 9°46′E / 54.067°N 9.767°E / 54.067; 9.767
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.Mittelholstein
Government
 • MayorJoachim Rehder (SPD)
Area
 • Total49.9 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,953
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24613
Dialling codes04873
Vehicle registrationRD
Websitewww.amt-aukrug.de

Geography

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Aukrug is the seat of the Amt (collective municipality) of Aukrug.

Aukrug is south of the municipality of Mörel or Gnutz, east of Hohenwestedt and west of Wasbek and Ehndorf.

History

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Innien, the oldest part of the municipality, appears in a surviving record from as far back as 1128. The name Aukrug comes from ‘in de Aukrögen’, using the Plattdeutsch (low German) of the region, and means something along the lines of ‘in the folds of the flood plain’.

Tönsheide Forest

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Tönsheide Forest lies east of Aukrug specialist hospital and is a nature reserve with an area of 67 hectares (170 acres). It consists of large areas of near-natural woodland with scattered areas of heath.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
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