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- It occupies the s of the Jutland peninsula and extends from the River Elbe to the border with Denmark. The land is mainly flat and fertile. The Kiel Canal links the North Sea with the Baltic. The region's principal economic activities of shipping and fishing are concentrated along the Baltic coast and its excellent natural harbours.
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May 13, 2024 · Geographical and historical treatment of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government.
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Schleswig-Holstein (pronounced [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ; Danish: Slesvig-Holsten [ˌsle̝ːsvi ˈhʌlˌste̝ˀn]; Low German: Sleswig-Holsteen; North Frisian: Slaswik-Holstiinj; English: Sleswick-Holsatia) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the ...
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost state of Germany, located mostly on the base of the peninsula of Jutland between the North Sea in west and the Baltic Sea (Ostsee) in east. The state shares an international border with Denmark in north, within Germany it borders the federal states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in south east, and Lower ...
Jun 27, 2018 · Places. Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe. German Political Geography. Schleswig-Holstein. views 1,745,440 updated Jun 27 2018. Schleswig-Holstein Federal state and historic region in nw Germany; the capital is Kiel. It occupies the s of the Jutland peninsula and extends from the River Elbe to the border with Denmark.
Feb 18, 2021 · French geographer Élisée Reclus is remembered for saying that “history is nothing but geography in time, and geography is nothing but history in space”. While the geography of Schleswig-Holstein hasn’t changed, time has moved on. History, however, has a habit of repeating familiar patterns.
Geography. Map of Schleswig. Schleswig lies at the western end of the Schlei Förde, which separates the two peninsulas of Angeln and Schwansen, and is on the western edge of the Schleswig-Holstein Uplands on the transition to the Geest country. The urban area ranges from 0 to 20 m (66 ft) above sea level.
