Itzehoe [] is a
town in
Germany, in the
Bundesland of
Schleswig-Holstein, the capital of the district of
Steinburg.It is located on the
Stör, a navigable tributary of the
Elbe, 51 km northwest of
Hamburg and 24 km north of
Glückstadt. The population is about 34,900.The
church of St Lawrence, dating from the
12th century, and the building in which the Holstein estates formerly met, are noteworthy. The town has a
convent founded in 1256, many
schools, a
hospital and other benevolent institutions. Itzehoe is a busy commercial place.
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