What is Norderstedt?
{{Infobox German location |type = City |image_coa = DEU Norderstedt COA.svg |image_photo = Norderstedt Mitte 17.jpg |image_caption = The central bus station of the city |coordinates = {{coord|53|42|23|N|10|0|37|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Norderstedt in SE.svg |state = Schleswig-Holstein |district = Kreis Segeberg |elevation = 36 |area = 58.1 |postal_code = 22844–22851 |area_code = 040 |licence = SE |Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 60 063 |divisions = Garstedt, Harksheide, Friedrichsgabe, Glashütte, Mitte |website = [https://www.norderstedt.de/ www.norderstedt.de] |mayor = [[Elke Christina Roeder]] |party = SPD }} '''Norderstedt''' is the largest city in the [[Segeberg]] district. It is the fourth-largest city in [[Schleswig-Holstein]]. It is also known for being very close to [[Hamburg]], the second-largest city in [[Germany]]. The city was created in 1970 with the unification of smaller towns. The most known person from Norderstedt is [[Uwe Seeler]], a footballer. == History == Norderstedt was formed with the unification of the towns Friedrichsgabe, Garstedt, Glashütte and Harksheide on 1 January 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Norderstedt|first=Stadt|title=Stadtgeschichte|url=https://www.norderstedt.de/Politik-und-Rathaus/Stadtportrait/Stadtgeschichte/?La=1&NavID=1087.336|access-date=2024-02-23|website=Stadt Norderstedt|language=de}}</ref> == Transport == Hamburg's train line [[U1 (Hamburg U-Bahn)|U1]] has multiple stations in the city. [[Norderstedt Mitte station|Norderstedt Mitte]], [[Richtweg station|Richtweg]] and [[Garstedt station|Garstedt]]. Norderstedt also has its own train line, the [[Alster Northern Railway]]. It stops at the stations Norderstedt Mitte, Moorbekhalle, Friedrichsgabe, Quickborner Straße, Haslohfurth, Meeschensee and [[Ulzburg Süd station|Ulzburg Süd]]. Ulzburg Süd is not in Norderstedt, but still is part of the line. The [[