Schleswig-Flensburg
Appearance
Schleswig-Flensburg | |
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Schleswig | |
Government | |
• District admin. | Wolfgang Buschmann |
Area | |
• Total | 2,072 km2 (800 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 206,038 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SL |
Website | schleswig-flensburg.de |
Schleswig-Flensburg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃleːsvɪç ˈflɛnsbʊʁk] ; Danish: Slesvig-Flensborg) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Dithmarschen and Nordfriesland, the Region Syddanmark in Denmark, the city of Flensburg and the Baltic Sea.
History
Viking settlement of Haithabu was founded. Later the neighbouring city of Schleswig took the place of Haithabu and became a powerful town in the 11th century. It later lost its power to Lübeck
.
The district was established in 1974 by merging the former districts of Flensburg-Land and Schleswig. Due to the proximity of Denmark and the regional history there is a large percentage of
Danish
inhabitants.
Geography
The countryside is generally plain. The
Angles, who migrated to England in the early Middle Ages
.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays two lions, symbolizing the old duchy of
Schleswig
. At the bottom of the arms there is a wavy line symbolizing the Baltic Sea and its firths.
Towns and municipalities
Independent towns and municipalities | |
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Ämter
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1seat of the Amt;2town |
References
- Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
External links
Media related to Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (German)