A circuit board for receiving at least one contact pin, wherein the circuit board has a circuit board body with a circuit board thickness, wherein the circuit board thickness is determined along a thickness direction and between a receiving side and an opposite side lying opposite the receiving side and a contact pin receiving means is orientated along the thickness direction and the contact pin receiving means is configured to receive the contact pin along the thickness direction and to fix the contact pin by means of contact forces acting radially relative to the thickness direction, characterized in that the contact pin receiving means has a first receiving body in electrical contact with the circuit board and/or is arranged in the first receiving body and/or is comprised by the first receiving body, where-in the first receiving body is arranged outside the circuit board thickness on the receiving side and has a receiving opening orientated along the thickness direction for receiving the contact pin.