Wrist, Germany

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wrist within Steinburg district

53°55′59″N 9°44′57″E / 53.93306°N 9.74917°E / 53.93306; 9.74917CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictSteinburg Municipal assoc.KellinghusenGovernment

• MayorJörg FrersArea

• Total10.12 km² (3.91 sq mi)Elevation

2 m (7 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total2,465 • Density240/km² (630/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

25563

Dialling codes04822Vehicle registrationIZWebsitewww.wrist.de

Wrist is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Geography

Wrist is situated 2 kilometres southeast of Kellinghusen and Wrist station is on the main railway line from Hamburg to Kiel. The Bundesstraße 206 passes Wrist. It is connected with the Bundesautobahn 7 in the east. The nearest airport is Hamburg Airport.