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Schleswig (UK: / ˈ ʃ l ɛ s v ɪ ɡ /, US: /-w ɪ ɡ,-w ɪ k,-v ɪ k, ˈ ʃ l eɪ s v ɪ k /, German: [ˈʃleːsvɪç] ⓘ; Danish: Slesvig; South Jutlandic: Sljasvig; Low German: Sleswig) is a town in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Schleswig-Flensburg. It has a population of ...
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The area of Schleswig (Southern Jutland) was first inhabited by the mingled West Germanic tribes Cimbri, Angles and Jutes, later also by the North Germanic Danes and West Germanic Frisians. Holstein was inhabited mainly by the West Germanic Saxons, aside Wends (such as Obotrites) and other Slavic peoples in the East.
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck and Flensburg. It covers an area of 15,763 km2 (6,086 sq mi), making it the 5th smallest German federal state by area.
___ Schleswig-Holstein A virtual guide to the German Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. Beside a state profile, this page offers links to sources that provide you with information about this "Bundesland", e.g.: official web sites, local news, culture, history, education, city- and country guides with travel and visitors information, tourist attractions, events and much more.
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Feb 18, 2021 · Yet in early 2020, precisely 100 years after the Schleswig-Holstein question was deemed solved, the Covid-19 pandemic caused its contours to resurface like the outlines of a long-abandoned dike when the tide goes particularly far out. In the process, the dispute’s ghost has shone a light on a number of timely issues related to the difficult ...
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.
Schleswig-Holstein ist das einzige westdeutsche Land, das nie durch einen Verein in der Fußball-Bundesliga vertreten war. Vor Gründung der 1. Liga 1963 spielten Holstein Kiel (1947–1963) und der VfB Lübeck (1947–1950, 1952–1954, 1957/58, 1959–1961 und 1962/63) in der Oberliga Nord, der damals höchsten Spielklasse.
