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It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Schleswig-Flensburg. It has a population of about 27,000, the main industries being leather and food processing. It takes its name from the Schlei (Slien), an inlet of the Baltic Sea at the end of which it sits, and vik or vig which means "bay" in Old Norse and Danish.
Jun 22, 2019 · 1227. Battle of Bornhöved signified the end of Danish rule in Holstein. 1273. Holstein was divided into 5 duchies: Kiel, Segeberg, Plön, Rendsburg and Pinneberg. 1350. The first Black Death epidemic swept over Schleswig-Holstein, the last one occurred in the middle of the 1700s. It wiped out up to 50% of the population in some areas. 1350s.
Apr 12, 2024 · Historical Background. The Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. From the 1400s to 1866, the dukedoms of Schleswig and Holstein were ruled by the Danish Oldenburg royal family.
Jun 22, 2019 · After WWII, Schleswig, Holstein, Lauenburg, Lübeck and part of Oldenburg became the modern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. For a timeline of important events in the history of Schleswig-Holstein, see the FamilySearch Wiki article “Schleswig-Holstein: Timeline” (https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Schleswig-Holstein:_Timeline).
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Prior to 13th century. 1138 – Town sacked. [1] 1143 – New town founded by Adolf II of Holstein near site of old town. [1] 1158 – Town ceded by Adolf II of Holstein to Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony. [2]
Lübeck has a population of about 217,000 people and is the 2nd largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. Lübeck became a major city after becoming a part of the Hanseatic League in the 15th century. Lübeck later became one of the important and leading Hanseatic cities in Europe.
Schleswig-Holstein , Historical area and state (pop., 2006 est.: 2,834,254), northwestern Germany. With an area of 6,085 sq mi (15,761 sq km), the state occupies the southern half of the Jutland Peninsula and includes Fehmarn Island in the Baltic Sea and various islands in the Frisian Islands group. Its capital is Kiel.
