Sister Cities of the World

Sister cities of Ahrensburg

Ahrensburg (German pronunciation: [ˈaːʁənsˌbʊɐ̯k]) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, situated in Stormarn. Its population around 31,700 (2009). Its outstanding sight is the Renaissance castle dating from 1595. Other sights are the adjacent castle church with its "Gottesbuden" Almshouses. Ahrensburg is situated in the Tunneltal, in which Alfred Rust excavated many items dating back to the ice age. Ahrensburg is easily accessible by car and train, being situated next to the Autobahn A1 and the railway route between the Hanseatic cities of Hamburg and Lübeck.
