Province of Schleswig-Holstein
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Province of Schleswig-Holstein Provinz Schleswig-Holstein (German) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Province of Prussia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1868–1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (red), within the Kingdom of Prussia, within the German Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1905 (?) | 19,004 km2 (7,337 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1939 | 15,682 km2 (6,055 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1905 (?) | 1,504,339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• 1939 | 1,598,328 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• North Schleswig ceded to Denmark | 15 June 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 April 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Germany Denmark |
The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Provinz Schleswig-Holstein [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia (from 1868 to 1918) and the Free State of Prussia (from 1918 to 1946).
History
It was created from the Duchies of
Duchy of Lauenburg
from 1876 onward.
Following the defeat of
plebiscites in Northern and Central Schleswig on 10 February and 14 March 1920, respectively.[1]
In Northern Schleswig, 75% voted for reunification with Denmark and 25% for staying with Germany. In Central Schleswig, the situation was reversed, with 80% voting for Germany and 20% for Denmark. No vote ever took place in the southern third of Schleswig, as it was considered a foregone conclusion that almost all the inhabitants would vote to remain in Germany.
On 15 June 1920, Northern Schleswig was officially reunited with Denmark (see: South Jutland County). The remainder of Schleswig remained part of Schleswig-Holstein, now a province of the Free State of Prussia.
With the
Region of Lübeck were incorporated into the Schleswig-Holstein province, while a number of Hamburg's adjacent municipalities, among them the city districts of Altona and Wandsbek, were incorporated into the Hanseatic City of Hamburg. This again ceded its exclaves of Geesthacht and Großhansdorf
to Schleswig-Holstein.
After
Barber Lyashchenko Agreement). The British-occupied section became the new German state of Schleswig-Holstein on 23 August 1946, which joined the Federal Republic of Germany on 23 May 1949.[2]
See also
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Schleswig-Holstein Question
- History of Schleswig-Holstein
- Peace of Prague (1866)
- Schleswig Plebiscites
- Persecution of the Jews in Schleswig-Holstein (1933–1945)
References
- .
- ISBN 3-423-04522-1
External links
- Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. .
- Gemeindeverzeichnis Deutschland 1900 (in German)
- Deutsche-Schutzgebiete.de (in German)