Tornesch

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_photo =

|image_flag = Flagge Tornesch.png

|image_coa = DEU Tornesch COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|53|42|N|9|43|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Tornesch in PI.svg

|state = Schleswig-Holstein

|district = Pinneberg

|elevation = 12

|area = 20.61

|postal_code = 25436

|area_code = 04122, 04120

|licence = PI

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 56 048

|divisions = 3 Stadtteile

|website = [http://www.tornesch.de/ www.tornesch.de]

|mayor = Christopher Radon

|party =

}}

Tornesch ({{IPA|de|ˈtɔʁnɛʃ}}; {{langx|nds|Torneesch}}) is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} southeast of Elmshorn, and {{convert|25|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of Hamburg. Tornesch is also the home of the Klaus-Groth-Schule, named after the German poet Klaus Groth. It is also home to the Fritz-Reuter-Schule, named after German writer Fritz Reuter.

History

Tornesch has a place in biochemical history from the wood saccharification[http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5378e/x5378e03.htm Wood Saccharification] process developed by Scholler,[http://www.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/wood_sac.pdf Decomposition of wood by acids] also known at the Scholler-Tornesch process. The first factory to use the process was built in Tornesch. This early work was part of the development of biofuel such as cellulosic ethanol.

References

External links

[http://www.frs-tornesch.de/index.html Fritz-Reuter-Schule]
[http://www.kgs-tornesch.de/ Klaus-Groth-Schule homepage]
[http://www.kulturgemeinschaft-tornesch.de/ Tornesch Cultural Center]

Category:Towns in Schleswig-Holstein

Category:Pinneberg (district)