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Arnis, Germany

Coordinates: 54°37′48″N 09°55′53″E / 54.63000°N 9.93139°E / 54.63000; 9.93139
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Arnis
Town
Coat of arms of Arnis
Coat of arms
Location of Arnis within Schleswig-Flensburg district
Arnis is located in Germany
Arnis
Arnis
Arnis is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Arnis
Arnis
Coordinates: 54°37′48″N 09°55′53″E / 54.63000°N 9.93139°E / 54.63000; 9.93139
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictSchleswig-Flensburg
Municipal assoc.Kappeln-Land
Government
 • MayorBernd Kugler
Area
 • Total0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total273
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24399
Dialling codes04642
Vehicle registrationSL
Websitehttp://www.arnis.de/
Arnis town

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 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] Originally Arnis was a skipper town with up to 90 sailing-ships (1864). In the late 20th century four shipyards were the basis of its economy. Today Arnis is a tourism showplace.[3]

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 the Danish king Eric of Pomerania ordered in 1415 the construction of two primitive castles 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

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ^ Hoch im Norden: Arnis ist Deutschlands kleinste Stadt - n-tv.de
  3. ^ Nicolaus Schmidt, Arnis 1667 – 2017, Deutschlands kleinste Stadt, Wachholtz Verlag, 2017
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