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{{Infobox German district
| name=Segeberg
| state=Schleswig-Holstein
| image_flag=Flagge Kreis Segeberg.svg
| image_coa=DEU Kreis Segeberg COA.svg
| capital=[[Bad Segeberg]]
| area=1334
| Kreisschlüssel    = 01060
| district_admin    = Jan-Peter Schröder
| admin_party       = 
| carsign=SE
| url= [http://www.kreis-segeberg.de kreis-segeberg.de]
| map=Schleswig-Holstein SE.svg
}}
'''Segeberg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈzeːɡəˌbɛʁk|-|De-Segeberg.ogg}}; {{langx|frr|Segebärj}}) is a district in [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of [[Pinneberg (district)|Pinneberg]], [[Steinburg]] and [[Rendsburg-Eckernförde]], the city of [[Neumünster]], the districts of [[Plön (district)|Plön]], [[Ostholstein]] and [[Stormarn (district)|Stormarn]], and the city state of [[Hamburg]].

==History==
The history of the district is connected to the history of [[Holstein]]. In 1134, the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became a [[Prussia]]n province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg.

Since then, the district has grown considerably twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; in 1970 the city of [[Norderstedt]] became part of the district.

==Geography==
The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of [[Neumünster]] and [[Hamburg]]. A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) belongs to the district, as well as some northern suburbs of Hamburg.

==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms displays:
* four steeples forming a cross, commemorating the missionary activities of bishop [[Vizelin]] of Segeberg who Christianised Holstein in the early Middle Ages
* the heraldic nettle leaf of Holstein in the middle of the cross
* four green water lily leaves from the arms of Segeberg's reeves

==Towns and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district SE|Municipalities in SE.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}

===Independent towns and municipalities===
#[[Bad Bramstedt]]
#[[Bad Segeberg]]
#[[Kaltenkirchen]]
#[[Norderstedt]]
#[[Wahlstedt]]
#[[Ellerau]]
#[[Henstedt-Ulzburg]]

===[[Amt (country subdivision)|Ämter]]===
{{div col}}
#'''[[Auenland Südholstein]]'''
##[[Alveslohe]]
##[[Hartenholm]]
#[[Hasenmoor]]
##[[Lentföhrden]]
##[[Nützen]]{{efn|name=seat}}
##[[Schmalfeld]]
#'''[[Bad Bramstedt-Land]]''' (seat: [[Bad Bramstedt]])
##[[Armstedt]]
##[[Bimöhlen]]
##[[Borstel, Schleswig-Holstein|Borstel]]
##[[Föhrden-Barl]]
##[[Fuhlendorf, Schleswig-Holstein|Fuhlendorf]]
##[[Großenaspe]]
##[[Hagen, Schleswig-Holstein|Hagen]]
##[[Hardebek]]
##[[Hasenkrug]]
##[[Heidmoor]]
##[[Hitzhusen]]
#[[Mönkloh]]
#[[Weddelbrook]]
#[[Wiemersdorf]]
#'''[[Boostedt-Rickling]]'''
##[[Boostedt]]{{efn|name=seat}}
##[[Daldorf]]
##[[Groß Kummerfeld]]
##[[Heidmühlen]]
##[[Latendorf]]
##[[Rickling, Germany|Rickling]]
#'''[[Bornhöved (Amt)|Bornhöved]]'''
##[[Bornhöved]]
##[[Damsdorf]]
##[[Gönnebek]]
##[[Schmalensee]]
##[[Stocksee]]
##[[Tarbek]]
##[[Tensfeld]]
##[[Trappenkamp]]{{efn|name=seat}}
#'''[[Itzstedt (Amt)|Itzstedt]]'''
##[[Itzstedt]]{{efn|name=seat}}
##[[Kayhude]]
##[[Nahe, Schleswig-Holstein|Nahe]]
##[[Oering]]
##[[Seth, Germany|Seth]]
##[[Sülfeld]]
##[[Tangstedt]] ([[Stormarn (district)|Stormarn]] district)
#'''[[Kisdorf (Amt)|Kisdorf]]'''
##[[Hüttblek]]
##[[Kattendorf]]{{efn|name=seat}}
##[[Kisdorf]]
##[[Oersdorf]]
##[[Sievershütten]]
##[[Struvenhütten]]
##[[Stuvenborn]]
##[[Wakendorf II]]
##[[Winsen, Schleswig-Holstein|Winsen]]
#'''[[Leezen (Amt)|Leezen]]'''
##[[Bark, Germany|Bark]]
##[[Bebensee]]
##[[Fredesdorf]]
##[[Groß Niendorf, Schleswig-Holstein|Groß Niendorf]]
##[[Högersdorf]]
##[[Kükels]]
##[[Leezen]]{{efn|name=seat}}
##[[Mözen]]
##[[Neversdorf]]
##[[Schwissel]]
##[[Todesfelde]]
##[[Wittenborn]]
#'''[[Trave-Land]]''' (seat: [[Bad Segeberg]])
##[[Bahrenhof]]
##[[Blunk]]
##[[Bühnsdorf]]
##[[Dreggers]]
##[[Fahrenkrug]]
##[[Geschendorf]]
##[[Glasau]]
##[[Groß Rönnau]]
##[[Klein Gladebrügge]]
##[[Klein Rönnau]]
##[[Krems II]]
##[[Negernbötel]]
##[[Nehms]]
##[[Neuengörs]]
##[[Pronstorf]]
##[[Rohlstorf]]
##[[Schackendorf]]
##[[Schieren, Germany|Schieren]]
##[[Seedorf, Segeberg|Seedorf]]
##[[Stipsdorf]]
##[[Strukdorf]]
##[[Travenhorst]]
##[[Traventhal]]
##[[Wakendorf I]]
##[[Weede, Schleswig-Holstein|Weede]]
##[[Wensin]]
##[[Westerrade]]
{{div col end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=seat|Seat of the Amt}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Kreis Segeberg}}
* {{Official website|https://www.segeberg.de/}} {{In lang|de}}

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{{Germany districts Schleswig-Holstein}}
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[[Category:Districts of Schleswig-Holstein]]