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History Middle Ages The town charter of Flensburg (1284) The Nordertor, a town gate, in winter. Flensburg was founded at the latest by 1200 at the innermost end of the Flensburg Firth by Danish settlers, who were soon joined by German merchants.
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- Urban district
For over 700 years in the north. The history of Flensburg. As a small settlement, Flensburg already made a name for itself in the 12th century. The direct location on the water and the proximity to the important trade route "Ochsenweg" eventually led to traders settling here.
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.
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History of Flensburg Germany's most northern city looks back upon more than 700 years of German-Danish history, some of which were rather colourful. Reigned by the Danish for more than 400 years, it is still a gate to the Scandinavian countries and, with its 88 000 inhabitants, is Schleswig-Holsteins third biggest city.
Flensburg is the third largest city in the state Schleswig-Holstein, after Kiel and Lübeck. It is Germany’s second most northerly placed city (after Westerland,) and it lies barely 4 miles from the Danish border. Flensburg was established anywhere around 200 by the Danish settlers.
- 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.
This town of two cultures has lots to offer as the history of Flensburg is closely entwined with the history of our Danish neighbours. Even today, you can see and experience traces of the past in Germany’s famous rum town. Nature lovers can discover the wonderful coastal landscape and the hilly peninsula of Anglia by bike or on foot.
