Moorrege

{{Short description|Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany}}

{{expand German|topic=geo|Moorrege|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox German location

|image_photo =

|image_flag = Flagge Moorrege.png

|image_coa = DEU Moorrege COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|53|40|N|9|40|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Moorrege in PI.svg

|state = Schleswig-Holstein

|district = Pinneberg

|Amt = Geest und Marsch Südholstein

|elevation = 8

|area = 10.76

|postal_code = 25436

|area_code = 04122

|licence = PI

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 56 036

|website = [http://www.amt-moorrege.de/ www.amt-moorrege.de]

|mayor = Karl-Heinz Weinberg

|party = CDU

}}

Moorrege, located {{convert|30|km|mi}} north west of Hamburg at the small river Pinnau, close to the Elbe river, is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Moorrege is around {{convert|2.7|km|mi}} south of Uetersen.

Moorrege is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Geest und Marsch Südholstein.

The municipality is known as the birthplace of purported Nazi-resister August Landmesser.

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