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Schleswig-Holstein is the location of many of his stories; Armin Mueller-Stahl, [74] an actor who once worked at Lübeck Academy of Music and supported multiple museums; Dr. Günther Fielmann †, Businessman and Philanthropist [77] Heide Simonis †, first female Ministerpräsidentin of Schleswig-Holstein [77]
Schleswig lies at the western end of the Schlei Förde, which separates the two peninsulas of Angeln and Schwansen, and is on the western edge of the Schleswig-Holstein Uplands on the transition to the Geest country. The urban area ranges from 0 to 20 m (66 ft) above sea level.
Kiel has a population of 247,000. In 1946, when Kiel became the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, its population was about 214,000. Kiel is Germany's largest coastal city and its only state capital located on the sea. In the 1950s Kiel, with its marine port, attracted members of the navy. Kiel had its highest peak of population in 1973 at 273,000.
It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864. Following the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, which ended in Austrian defeat, Schleswig and Holstein were annexed by decree of William I on 12 January 1867.
The following table lists the 35 cities and communes in Schleswig-Holstein with a population of at least 15,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
The Jutland Peninsula is a peninsula in Northern Europe with modern-day Schleswig-Holstein at its base. Schleswig is also called Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland). The old Scandinavian sagas, perhaps dating back to the times of the Angles and Jutes give the impression that Jutland has been divided into a northern and a southern part with the border running along the Kongeå River.
Fehmarn (German: [ˈfeːmaʁn] ⓘ; Danish: Femern; from Old Wagrian Slavic "Fe More", meaning "In the Sea") is an island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Germany's northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Husum (German pronunciation:, North Frisian: Hüsem) is the capital of the Kreis (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet "the grey town by the sea".