Blumenthal, Schleswig-Holstein

Blumenthal
Coat of arms
Blumenthal Location of Blumenthal within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Coordinates: 54°13′0″N 10°0′0″E / 54.21667°N 10.00000°E / 54.21667; 10.00000Coordinates: 54°13′0″N 10°0′0″E / 54.21667°N 10.00000°E / 54.21667; 10.00000
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.	Molfsee
Government
• Mayor	Johann Brunkhorst
Area
• Total	7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
• Total	709
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24241
Dialling codes	04347
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.molfsee.de

Blumenthal is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Geography and transport

Blumenthal is located about 8 milles southwest of Kiel at the Bundesautobahn 215.

Economy

The town was originally agrarian-oriented, but now because of its proximity to the state capital Kiel, the residential use of land predominates.

Politics

Of the nine seats in the municipal council, the SPD has four seats since the local elections in 2008, the Freie Wähler ABW three and the CDU two.

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