Schlei

Coordinates: 54°35′N 9°50′E / 54.59°N 9.83°E / 54.59; 9.83
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Schlei in the village of Holm, Schleswig
Bilingual map of the Schlei (German and Danish placenames)
Nature park Schlei

The Schlei (German:

Schwansen
peninsula to the south.

The important

Viking settlement of Hedeby was located at the head of the firth (fjord
), but was later abandoned in favor of the city of Schleswig. A museum has been built on the site, telling the story of the abandoned town.

Notes

  1. ^ e.g. in: Adolph Frederik Bergsøe: Den danske stats statistik, Kjøbenhavn 1844, p. 156

54°35′N 9°50′E / 54.59°N 9.83°E / 54.59; 9.83


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