What is Uetersen?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = Uetersen Stadtwerkehaus.jpg |image_coa = Uetersen Wappen.png |image_flag = Flag of Uetersen.png |coordinates = {{coord|53|41|14|N|9|40|9|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Uetersen in PI.svg |state = Schleswig-Holstein |district = Pinneberg |elevation = 1-18 |area = 11.43 |population = 17866 |Stand = 2005-12-31 |postal_code = 25436 |area_code = 04122 |licence = PI |Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 56 049 |website = {{url|https://uetersen.de/}} |mayor = Andrea Hansen }} '''Uetersen''' ({{IPA2|ˈyːtɐzən}}) is a small city in the [[Pinneberg (district)|district of Pinneberg]], in [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]. It is about {{convert|7|km|abbr=off}} south of [[Elmshorn]], and {{convert|30|km|abbr=off}} northwest of [[Hamburg]]. Uetersen is home to the [[Rosarium Uetersen]], the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany, created in 1929. [[Mathias Rust]] took off from Uetersen for his historic flight in 1987. == People == * [[Arthur Drews]] * [[Franz Kruckenberg]] * [[Detlef Lienau]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Schleswig-Holstein]]