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Schleswig Holstein
State of Germany
Flag of Schleswig Holstein
Flag
 Coat of arms of Schleswig Holstein
Coat of arms
Position of Schleswig-Holstein within Germany
Position of Schleswig-Holstein within Germany
Country Germany
Capital Kiel
Area
 • Total 15,763 km2 (6,086 sq mi)
Population
 (November 2006)
 • Total 2,834,305
 • Density 179.807/km2 (465.699/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website schleswig-holstein.de

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states (German: Bundesländer) in Germany. The Danish name is Slesvig-Holsten, the Low Saxon name is Sleswig-Holsteen and the Frisian name is Sleeswyk-Holstein.

Schleswig-Holstein borders on Denmark in the North, the North Sea in the West, the Baltic Sea and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the East, and Lower Saxony and Hamburg in the South. Kiel is the capital of this state.

There are 4 independent towns:

Geography

Schleswig-Holstein
Geography of Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein lies on the base of Jutland Peninsula between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Strictly speaking, "Schleswig" refers to the German Southern Schleswig (German: Südschleswig or Landesteil Schleswig, Danish: Sydslesvig), whereas Northern Schleswig is in Denmark (South Jutland County, Region of Southern Denmark). The state of Schleswig-Holstein further consists of Holstein, as well as Lauenburg and the formerly independent city of Lübeck.

Schleswig-Holstein borders Denmark (Southern Denmark) to the north, the North Sea to the west, the Baltic Sea to the east, and the German states of Lower Saxony, Hamburg, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the south.

In the western part of the state, the lowlands have virtually no hills. The North Frisian Islands, as well as almost all of Schleswig-Holstein's North Sea coast, form the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer) which is the largest national park in Central Europe. Germany's only high-sea island, Heligoland, is situated in the North Sea.

The Baltic Sea coast in the east of Schleswig-Holstein is marked by bays, fjords, and cliff lines. Rolling hills (the highest elevation is the Bungsberg at 168 metres or 551 feet) and many lakes are found, especially in the eastern part of Holstein called the Holstein Switzerland and the former Duchy of Lauenburg (Herzogtum Lauenburg). Fehmarn is the only island off the eastern coast. The longest river besides the Elbe is the Eider; the most important waterway is the Kiel Canal which connects the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

Culture

Rote Grütze mit Vanillesoße
Shared with neighboring Denmark: Rødgrød served in Schleswig-Holstein with milk or custard

Schleswig-Holstein combines Danish and German aspects of culture. The castles and manors in the countryside are the best example for this tradition; some dishes like Rødgrød (German: Rote Grütze, literal English "red grits" or "red groats") are also shared, as well as surnames such as Hansen.

The most important festivals are the Kiel Week, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, an annual classic music festival all over the state, and the Lübeck Nordic Film Days, an annual film festival for movies from Scandinavian countries, held in Lübeck.

The annual Wacken Open Air festival is considered to be the largest heavy metal rock festival in the world.

The state's most important museum of cultural history is in Gottorf Castle in Schleswig.

The Wagnerian tenor Klaus Florian Vogt is from Schleswig - Holstein.

Images for kids

  • AreasSettlementSchleswig-HolsteinText

    The historic settlement areas in present-day Schleswig-Holstein

  • Abstimmung-schleswig-1920

    Results of the 1920 plebiscites in North and Central Schleswig

  • DBP 1985 1241 Bonn-Kopenhagener Erklärungen

    A German postage stamp conmemorating the Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations

  • Grenzstein ostholstein

    Boundarystone to the District of Ostholstein

  • 13-09-29-nordfriesisches-wattenmeer-RalfR-05

    Schleswig-Holstein's islands, beaches, and cities are popular tourist attractions. Shown here is the Isle of Sylt.

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    A Holstein heifer

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    Shrimp cutter near Südfall

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    Headquarters of Dräger in Lübeck

  • Sylt02 ellenbogen

    Geest (Island Sylt)

  • Seestermüher Marsch

    Seestermüher Marsh

  • Eckernförde Strand Brücke

    Eckernförde Bay

  • Nationalpark - Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer

    Wadden Sea

  • Ausblick Parnaßturm - panoramio

    Schleswig-Holsteinische Schweiz

  • Luftbildaufnahme Kieler Förde Bickrichtung Hörn

    Kieler Förde

  • Kiel-Week-2019-msu-7651

    Kiel Week 2019

  • Nightwish - Wacken Open Air 2018-1653

    Wacken Open Air Festival

  • Kiel-Week-2019-msu-7722

    Kiel Week 2019

  • Krabbentoast mit Dill Hamburger Snack (retuschiert)

    Crab toast with dill

  • Holsteiner Sauerfleisch, 2017

    Holsteiner Sauerfleisch

  • Holsteiner Katenschinken-01

    Holsteiner Katenschinken

  • KielerSprotten P8290009

    Kieler Sprotten

  • Birnen, Bohnen und Speck

    Birnen, Bohnen und Speck

  • Grünkohl, Pinkel, Salzkartoffeln

    Grünkohl mit Mettenden

  • Kernkraftwerk Kruemmel Side retouched

    NPP Krümmel

  • Lce1

    View form Elbe: Left is NPP Krümmel, right is the Research Center

  • Skizze cluster

    KKK - NPP Krümmel, GKSS - Research Center

  • AKW Brokdorf

    Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant

  • Haithabu 009

    Haithabu Museum

  • Matthias Suessen Amrum-4590

    North Sea Coast at Amrum

  • 2021-04-03-Sylt Kampen Rotes Kliff

    Red Cliff (Sylt)

  • Lubeck widok na Stare Miasto 1

    Historic City Center of Lübeck

  • Timmendorfer Strand 2020-05-05

    Baltic Sea Coast at Timmendorfer Strand

  • Helgoland Lange Anna 2902

    Island of Heligoland

  • Heringstage Panorama2 Kappeln2008

    Kappeln Herring Day

  • Rosa Iceberg 1

    Rosa Iceberg ("World-favorite Rose", 1983) from W. Kordes' Söhne

  • Baumschule Pinneberg

    Tree nursery in Pinneberg

  • Gewächshaus Tantau

    Greenhouse of Rosen Tantau

  • Apricola (Kordes 2000)

    Rosa Apricola ("Goldenen Rose", 2005) from W. Kordes' Söhne

  • Schuelp kohlfeld einspruehen

    Cabbage Field

  • Lurssen-Kroger Werft, Büdelsdorf (P1100446)

    Lürssen-Kröger Shipyard Rendsburg

  • Hafen Kiel 2010 PD 013

    Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems Shipyards Kiel

  • VL G 12 ( 4 120 001)

    Vossloh G 12

  • Vossloh DE 18 Hannover

    Vossloh DE 18

  • Vossloh G 2000 BB im Essener Hauptbahnhof

    Vossloh G 2000 BB

  • Lueneburg Sued Voith Gravita 15L BB 6132 Torsten Baetge

    Voith Gravita 15L BB

  • Voith Revita

    Voith Revita

  • Voith Maxima

    Voith Maxima

  • 13-09-23-Fotoflug-Nordsee-RalfR-N3S 0008

    Kiel-Canal as seen from the North-Sea

  • Nord-Ostsee-Kanal Kiel-Holtenau

    Kiel-Canal as seen from the Baltic Sea

  • Kiel canal - Nord-Ostsee-Kanal near Rendsburg

    A freighter in Transit through the Kiel Canal

  • Hochdonn, Fähre über den Nord-Ostsee-Kanal NIK 0273

    Ferry Hochdonn

  • NOK.Lotsenstation.Rüsterbergen.wmt

    Pilot Station Rüsterbergen

  • Lubeck Hanse

    Port of Lübeck

  • Puttgarden-Rødby (11853324645)

    Port of Puttgarden

  • Ölhafen Brunsbüttel

    Port of Brunsbüttel

  • Puerto de Kiel, Alemania, 2019-08-30, DD 04

    Port of Kiel

  • Koenigstrasse45

    Universität zu Lübeck

  • Campus Kupferbau Flensburg 2015

    Europa-University Flensburg

  • Luftaufnahme Christian-Albrechts-Platz

    Christians-Albrechts-University of Kiel

  • FH Luebeck Atrium

    University of Applied Sciences Lübeck

  • Campus-Flensburg-Fachhochschule

    University of Applied Sciences Flensburg

  • FH Kiel Campus Kiel Dietrichsdorf Schwentine

    University of Applied Sciences Kiel

See also

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