Ecklak
Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Ecklak is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Ecklak | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ecklak
within Steinburg district
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 Location of Ecklak | |
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| Coordinates: 53°57′N 9°16′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Steinburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Wilstermarsch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heino Evers |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 282 |
| • Density | 18.1/km2 (46.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25572 |
| Dialling codes | 04823, 04825, 04858 |
| Vehicle registration | IZ |
| Website | www.wilstermarsch.de |
Ecklak is located on the periphery of the Wilstermarsch and Kudenseemoor, about ten kilometers northeast of Brunsbüttel and 14 kilometers west of Itzehoe on the Kiel Canal. The federal highway 5 and the railway line from Itzehoe to Brunsbüttel run a few kilometers south of Ecklak. The river of Wilsterau flows through the municipality of Ecklak.
