Bargteheide

Bargteheide (West Low German: Bartheil) is a town in the district of Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein state, Germany. It is situated between the cities of Ahrensburg and Bad Oldesloe, on the Hamburg to Lübeck rail line and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The population of Bargteheide was 16,045 at the end of 2017. Mayors 1946–1957: Julius Gerken 1957–1962: Enno Wilkens 1962–1971: Karl Eduard Claussen (CDU) 1971–1984: Erich Reincke 1985–1996: Frank Pries 1996–2008: Werner Mitsch 2008–2016: Henning Görtz (CDU) since 2016: Birte Kruse-Gobrecht (independent) Population development 1840: c. 1,000 1905: 1,980 1914: 2,300 1949: 6,900 1970: 7,374 2002: 13,820 2008: 14,902 2009: 15,306 2012: 15,528 2013: 16,000 2015: 16,292