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Flensburg ( German: [ˈflɛnsbʊʁk] ⓘ; Danish and Low Saxon: Flensborg; South Jutlandic: Flensborre; North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the far north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third-largest town in Schleswig-Holstein.
Nach Kiel und Lübeck ist Flensburg mit rund 99.000 Einwohnern die drittgrößte Stadt des Bundeslandes, die größte im Landesteil Schleswig und die nördlichste kreisfreie Stadt Deutschlands .
- 92.550 (31. Dez. 2022)
- Schleswig-Holstein
- 56,73 km²
- 12 m ü. NHN
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Flensburg (Danish and Low Saxon: Flensborg, Frisian: Flensburch, North Frisian: Flansborj) is a city in Germany. It is next to the border with Denmark. About 90,164 people live in Flensburg. The city has a university. A very well known part of Flensburg is Mürwik. There lies a small navy harbour.
Flensburg, city, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), Germany. A port at the head of Flensburg Fjord, it is Germany’s most northerly large city. First mentioned in 1240, it was chartered in 1284 and was frequently pillaged by the Swedes after 1643. It became the capital of Schleswig under Danish rule.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
- 2,072 km² (800 sq mi)
- Germany
Go next. Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg) is a city in Schleswig-Holstein located on the east coast. The 90,000 (2018) inhabitants live around the Flensburger Förde (Flensborg fjord). Its main claim to fame besides being a border town is the fact that the central registry for traffic offenses committed throughout Germany is headquartered in Flensburg.
SH-Tourism. Regions and Cities. Cities. Flensburg. The famous rum town of Flensburg lies very close to its Danish neighbours. Scandinavian flair, quaint alleys, the small idyllic harbour as well as beach oases in the surrounding area make Flensburg a diverse, special town. Exciting experiences on the water’s edge.