Kappeln

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Kappeln Kappel
Town
Bridge over the Schlei
Coat of arms
Location of Kappeln within Schleswig-Flensburg district Schleswig-Flensburg
Government
• Mayor	Heiko Traulsen
Area
• Total	43.32 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,607
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24376
Dialling codes	04642, 04644
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	www.kappeln.de

Kappeln (

History

Kappeln was first mentioned in records in 1357. In 1870 Kappeln received town privileges, after it was a Flecken. A Flecken was a market town in Schleswig.

Twin towns – sister cities

Kappeln is twinned with:^[2]

• Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark (1984)
• Ustka, Poland (1991)
• Merate, Italy (2007)

Notable people

• Jacob Moser (1839–1922), entrepreneur, Zionist and philanthropist
• Friedrich Koch (1859–1947), church painter

References