Tornesch

Tornesch
Coat of arms
Tornesch
Location of Tornesch within Pinneberg district
Coordinates: 53°42′N 9°43′E / 53.700°N 9.717°E / 53.700; 9.717Coordinates: 53°42′N 9°43′E / 53.700°N 9.717°E / 53.700; 9.717
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Government
• Mayor	Roland Krügel
Area
• Total	20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	12,946
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25436
Dialling codes	04122, 04120
Vehicle registration	PI
Website	www.tornesch.de

Tornesch is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4 mi) southeast of Elmshorn, and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Tornesch is also the home of the Klaus-Groth-Schule, named after the German poet Klaus Groth. It is also home to the Fritz-Reuter-Schule, named after German writer Fritz Reuter.

Tornesch has a place in biochemical history from the wood saccharification process developed by Scholler, also known at the Scholler-Tornesch process. The first factory to use the process was built in Tornesch. This early work was part of the development of biofuel such as cellulosic ethanol.