Schleswig-Flensburg

Schleswig-Flensburg
District
Flag of Schleswig-Flensburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Schleswig-Flensburg
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
CapitalSchleswig
Area
 • Total2,072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total206,038
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSL
Websiteschleswig-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

Written history in the area began about 800 AD, when the Danish 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 Schlei, a firth of the Baltic Sea, is the southern border of this district. All the land north of the Schlei and south of Flensburg is called the peninsula of Angeln. Angeln was the ancient home of the Germanic people known as 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
  1. Glücksburg
  2. Kappeln
  3. Schleswig
  4. Handewitt
  5. Harrislee
Ämter
  1. Bollingstedt
  2. Ellingstedt
  3. Hollingstedt
  4. Hüsby
  5. Jübek
  6. Lürschau
  7. Schuby
  8. Silberstedt1
  9. Treia
  1. Eggebek1
  2. Janneby
  3. Jerrishoe
  4. Jörl
  5. Langstedt
  6. Sollerup
  7. Süderhackstedt
  8. Wanderup
  1. Ahneby
  2. Esgrus
  3. Gelting
  4. Hasselberg
  5. Kronsgaard
  6. Maasholm
  7. Nieby
  8. Niesgrau
  9. Pommerby
  10. Rabel
  11. Rabenholz
  12. Stangheck
  13. Steinberg
  14. Steinbergkirche1
  15. Sterup
  16. Stoltebüll
  1. Borgwedel
  2. Busdorf1
  3. Dannewerk
  4. Fahrdorf
  5. Geltorf
  6. Jagel
  7. Lottorf
  8. Selk
  1. Ausacker
  2. Freienwill
  3. Großsolt
  4. Hürup1
  5. Husby
  1. Arnis2
  2. Grödersby
  3. Oersberg
  4. Rabenkirchen-Faulück
  1. Alt Bennebek
  2. Bergenhusen
  3. Börm
  4. Dörpstedt
  5. Erfde
  6. Groß Rheide
  7. Klein Bennebek
  8. Klein Rheide
  9. Kropp1
  10. Meggerdorf
  11. Stapel
  12. Tetenhusen
  13. Tielen
  14. Wohlde
  1. Dollerup
  2. Grundhof
  3. Langballig1
  4. Munkbrarup
  5. Ringsberg
  6. Wees
  7. Westerholz
  1. Mittelangeln1
  2. Schnarup-Thumby
  3. Sörup
  1. Oeversee
  2. Sieverstedt
  3. Tarp1
  1. Böxlund
  2. Großenwiehe
  3. Hörup
  4. Holt
  5. Jardelund
  6. Lindewitt
  7. Medelby
  8. Meyn
  9. Nordhackstedt
  10. Osterby
  11. Schafflund1
  12. Wallsbüll
  13. Weesby
  1. Böklund1
  2. Brodersby-Goltoft
  3. Havetoft
  4. Idstedt
  5. Klappholz
  6. Neuberend
  7. Nübel
  8. Schaalby
  9. Stolk
  10. Struxdorf
  11. Süderfahrenstedt
  12. Taarstedt
  13. Tolk
  14. Twedt
  15. Uelsby
  1. Böel
  2. Boren
  3. Loit
  4. Mohrkirch
  5. Norderbrarup
  6. Nottfeld
  7. Rügge
  8. Saustrup
  9. Scheggerott
  10. Steinfeld
  11. Süderbrarup1
  12. Ulsnis
  13. Wagersrott
1seat of the Amt;2town

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

External links

Media related to Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg at Wikimedia Commons

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