Ellerau

Ellerau
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Ellerau within Segeberg district
Interactive map of Ellerau
Location within Germany Location within Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 53°45′27″N 9°54′57″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Segeberg
Government
• Mayor	Ralf Martens
Area
• Total	7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	6,042
• Density	852/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25479
Dialling codes	04106
Vehicle registration	SE
Website	www.ellerau.de

Ellerau is a municipality in the Kreis (district) of Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein, north Germany. It is situated some 24 km north of Hamburg, and 8 km northwest of Norderstedt.

Notable people

Otto Friedrich August Meinardus German Coptologist, writer and pastor (1925-2005)