Schleswig-Flensburg

Schleswig-Flensburg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃleːsvɪç ˈflɛnsbʊʁk] (listen); 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.

Schleswig-Flensburg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
Capital	Schleswig
Area
• Total	2,072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	203,799
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	schleswig-flensburg.de

History

Written history in the area began about 800 AD, when the Danish Viking settlement of Haithabu was founded. Later the neighbouring city of Schleswig took the place of Haithabu and became a powerful town in the 11th century. It later lost its power to Lübeck.

The district was established in 1974 by merging the former districts of Flensburg-Land and Schleswig. Due to the proximity of Denmark and the regional history there is a large percentage of Danish inhabitants.

Geography

The countryside is generally plain. The Schlei, a firth of the Baltic Sea, is the southern border of this district. All the land north of the Schlei and south of Flensburg is called the peninsula of Angeln. Angeln was the ancient home of the Germanic people known as the Angles, who migrated to England in the early Middle Ages.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays two lions, symbolizing the old duchy of Schleswig. At the bottom of the arms there is a wavy line symbolizing the Baltic Sea and its firths.

Towns and municipalities

Independent towns and municipalities
Glücksburg Kappeln Schleswig Handewitt Harrislee

Ämter
1. Arensharde Bollingstedt Ellingstedt Hollingstedt Hüsby Jübek Lürschau Schuby Silberstedt1 Treia 2. Eggebek Eggebek1 Janneby Jerrishoe Jörl Langstedt Sollerup Süderhackstedt Wanderup 3. Geltinger Bucht Ahneby Esgrus Gelting Hasselberg Kronsgaard Maasholm Nieby Niesgrau Pommerby Rabel Rabenholz Stangheck Steinberg Steinbergkirche1 Sterup Stoltebüll 4. Haddeby Borgwedel Busdorf1 Dannewerk Fahrdorf Geltorf Jagel Lottorf Selk	5. Hürup Ausacker Freienwill Großsolt Hürup1 Husby Maasbüll Tastrup 6. Kappeln-Land [seat: Kappeln] Arnis2 Grödersby Oersberg Rabenkirchen-Faulück 7. Kropp-Stapelholm Alt Bennebek Bergenhusen Börm Dörpstedt Erfde Groß Rheide Klein Bennebek Klein Rheide Kropp1 Meggerdorf Stapel Tetenhusen Tielen Wohlde 8. Langballig Dollerup Grundhof Langballig1 Munkbrarup Ringsberg Wees Westerholz 9. Mittelangeln Mittelangeln1 Schnarup-Thumby Sörup 10. Oeversee Oeversee Sieverstedt Tarp1	11. Schafflund Böxlund Großenwiehe Hörup Holt Jardelund Lindewitt Medelby Meyn Nordhackstedt Osterby Schafflund1 Wallsbüll Weesby 12. Südangeln Böklund1 Brodersby-Goltoft Havetoft Idstedt Klappholz Neuberend Nübel Schaalby Stolk Struxdorf Süderfahrenstedt Taarstedt Tolk Twedt Uelsby 13. Süderbrarup Böel Boren Loit Mohrkirch Norderbrarup Nottfeld Rügge Saustrup Scheggerott Steinfeld Süderbrarup1 Ulsnis Wagersrott
1seat of the Amt;2town

External links

Media related to Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)