Arnis, Germany
Arnis | |
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Coordinates: 54°37′48″N 09°55′53″E / 54.63000°N 9.93139°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Schleswig-Flensburg |
Municipal assoc. | Kappeln-Land |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernd Kugler |
Area | |
• Total | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 273 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 24399 |
Dialling codes | 04642 |
Vehicle registration | SL |
Website | http://www.arnis.de/ |
Arnis (, Danish: Arnæs) is a small town in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is part of the Amt Kappeln-Land. It was founded in 1667 by shipping families from the nearby village Kappeln who wanted to avoid a peonage. The local Skipper's Church was erected in 1673. At a population of c. 300 and a total area of 0.45 km2, Arnis is the smallest town in Germany both by population and by area.[2]
History
Originally Arnis was a peninsula in the fjord-like Schlei. During the conflicts with the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein and the Hanseatic League about the status of Schleswig Eric of Pomerania ordered 1415 the construction of two primitive castels in the Schlei, Schwonsburg and the opposite height of the today cemetery of Arnis. For better defence the isthmus between Arnis and Angeln was cut. Arnis became an island.
Bibliography
- Nicolaus Schmidt: Arnis – 1667 2017 – Die kleinste Stadt Deutschlands, Wachholtz-Verlag 2017, ISBN 978-3-933862-49-5