Glinde (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlɪndə] ⓘ) is a town in Germany in southern Schleswig-Holstein, approximately 7 km east of Hamburg.

of Schauenburg and Holstein gave the village to a Cistercian convent.

(The monastery was later moved to the location of the modern town Reinbek).

After Schönningstedt and subsequently (1949) Havighorst left the association, Glinde and Oststeinbek became independent municipalities in 1978.

On June 24, 1979 (the 750th anniversary of the village), Glinde received its town charter.