Number of inhabitants- 1803: 2601
- 1855: 3906
- 1871: 4037
- 1905: 6300
- 1935: 7236
- 1951: 15485
- 1995: 18155
- 2007: 17852
- 2008: 17739
- 2009: 17688
- 2010: 17558
- 2011: 17829
Coat of arms
Notable peopleKnown UetersenerPeople who were born in Uetersen, live or have lived and worked in the town or have been involved with it.
- Metta von Oberg, baronesse
- Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg, penfriend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Detlef Lienau,, architect
- Ludwig Meyn,, agricultural scientist and geologist, died in Uetersen
- Friedrich Neelsen, pathologist and scientist
- Arthur Drews,, writer and philosopher
- Franz Kruckenberg, an engineer and pioneer of high speed railway systems, like the Schienenzeppelin
- Kurt Roth, painter, died in Uetersen
- Werner Lange, Mühlenkaufmann, inherited the site of the Langenmühle to the city of Uetersen
- Willi Gerdau, footballer of the national team of 1957, died in Uetersen
More people who are closely linked to Uetersen
These people have lived in Uetersen or are closely linked to the town. They have contributed to the reputation of the town or to the general welfare of the population.
- Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, Prussian field marshal
International relations
Uetersen is twinned with:
- Wittstock, Ostprignitz-Ruppin district of Brandenburg.
Literature - Rudolf Lavorenz: Uetersen,
- Theodor von Kobbe: Die Schweden im Kloster zu Uetersen
- Carl Bulcke: Silkes Liebe
- Elsa Plath-Langheinrich: Als Goethe nach Uetersen schrieb
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Briefe an Augusta Louise zu Stolberg
- Goethes Briefe ins holsteinische Kloster Uetersen
- Lothar Mosler: Blickpunkt Uetersen
- Lothar Mosler: Mit der Eisenbahn durch Uetersen
- Lothar Mosler: Rosenstadt Uetersen im Wandel der Zeiten
- Dr. Ernst Brütt und Gerhard Scharfenstein: Uetersen und seine Einwohner
- Andreas Fründt: Das Hochadeliche Closter zu Uetersen
- Michael Schubert: ''Uetersen zwischen Marsch und Geest''
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