Borstel-Hohenraden topographic map

Name: Borstel-Hohenraden topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Borstel-Hohenraden, Pinnau, Kreis Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, 25494, Germany (53.67508 9.79321 53.74378 9.85777)

Average elevation: 12 m

Minimum elevation: 1 m

Maximum elevation: 22 m

On the origin and meaning of the name: "Tho the Borstelde" in "Kerspell Rellinghen" clearly indicate our Borstel. Over the centuries, the name of Borstelde over Borstele, Borstell, Borsteler altered, Barstell to Borstel (the Urdorf). Originally, the name comes from the Old Saxon "bur" = home and "Stal" = location facility. The name can be found very often, not only in Schleswig-Holstein, but also in Hamburg and Lower Saxony. The name of the daughter of the village Hohenraden indicates a later scale of Borstelern cleared area. Yet 1688 is this place called "the Hohenrade" and only in the 19th century. Is the place name Hohenraden. Rade (Rode) means clearing, so the high-altitude clearance. It was also suggested that it was the settlement that was only with the "high wheel" available. Structurally, the municipality Borstel-Hohenraden has developed in recent years from a farming village into a residential community. The aim is to preserve the functions of housing and agriculture alike. The community is faced with the task of infrastructural measures to improve the quality of living for the people living in the municipality inhabitants constantly.

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