Schleswig-Flensburg

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Schleswig-Flensburg
Map of Schleswig-Holstein highlighting the district of Schleswig-Flensburg
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District seat	Schleswig
Area	2072 km²
Population	198,800 (2002)
Pop. density	96 /km²
Licence plate code	SL
Web page	http://www.schleswig-flensburg.de

Schleswig-Flensburg (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.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

[edit] 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.

Some ethnolonguistic studies conclude on the state's namesake and the term Slesvig was partially derived from a tribe of West Slavs known as "Slavsvick" once lived in the state between the 5th century and 10th century AD.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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 Britain in the early Middle Ages.

[edit] Coat of arms

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

[edit] 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 Quern 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 Norderstapel Süderstapel Tetenhusen Tielen Wohlde 8. Langballig Dollerup Grundhof Langballig1 Munkbrarup Ringsberg Wees Westerholz 9. Mittelangeln Havetoftloit Rüde Satrup1 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 Brebel Dollrottfeld Ekenis Kiesby Loit Mohrkirch Norderbrarup Nottfeld Rügge Saustrup Scheggerott Steinfeld Süderbrarup1 Ulsnis Wagersrott
1seat of the Amt;2town

[edit] External links

• Official website (German)

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