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Mar 14, 2019 · Take full advantage of the area by ending your stroll at the seaport harbor, where you’ll find hundreds of boats and large ships. The harbor was the site of early interaction between the city’s Danish settlers, who founded the town around 1200 AD, and the German merchants traveling north.
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- Historischer Hafen. On the west side of the Flensburg Fjord is the historic harbour where, especially in summer, people come to amble along the boardwalk, taking in the sailboats in the water and quaint houses on the shore.
- Flensburg Fjord. If you’ve always wanted to learn to sail, Flensburg is one of the best places for it in the Baltic Sea to take that leap. The fjord’s waters are easy-going as they’re so sheltered, but the consistent breezes keep things fun.
- Nikolaikirche. On Südermarkt, the Nikolaikirche is the largest church in the city at more than 50 metres in length. The Nikolaikirche is a classic Gothic hall church begun in 1390, with aisles around the same width as the central nave and divided by six pairs of mighty round brick pillars.
- Museumsberg Flensburg. Posted above the harbour to the west, this attraction comprises two museum buildings, Heinrich-Sauermann-Haus and Hans-Christiansen-Haus, as well as the Alter Friedhof cemetery and the Christiansen Park.
On 28 October 1412, Queen Margaret I of Denmark died of the plague aboard a ship in Flensburg Harbour. From time to time plagues such as bubonic plague, caused mainly by rat fleas ( Xenopsylla cheopis , a parasite found on brown rats ), "red" dysentery and other scourges killed much of Flensburg's population.
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- Urban district
Read more. This idyllic little harbour metropolis on the Danish border offers a full programme. From culture to shopping to culinary experiences and events such as the traditional rum regatta! Situated in the north of Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg lives up to its reputation.
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The Museum Harbour presents commercial vehicles with sails used in estuary and coastal voyages. These were traditionally found in the Baltic sea, in straits and sounds and Kattegat and Skagerrak. Several dozen traditional and commercial sailing ships are anchored here, reminiscent of a bygone era.
Flensburg is situated at the border of Germany and Denmark, beside the motorway (in Denmark) leading to Hamburg in the south and to Kolding and further north in Denmark. It's one of the most important routes between the Nordic countries and Central Europe.
Enjoy the authentic maritime atmosphere with a stroll through the idyllic yet lively historic port. Here you can marvel at the imposing gaff rigs, classic yachts and the floating landmark of Flensburg: the Alexandra passenger steamer from the year 1908. At the Museumswerft you can see how the ships were once built.
