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99 unusual facts about Schleswig-Holstein


Ahlefeld-Bistensee

Ahlefeld-Bistensee is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Arkebek

Arkebek is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Badendorf

Badendorf is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Bargfeld-Stegen

Bargfeld-Stegen is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Bargum

Bargum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Barkenholm

Barkenholm is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Barnitz, Germany

Barnitz is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Bevern

Bevern, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein

Borgdorf-Seedorf

Borgdorf-Seedorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Breitenburg

Breitenburg is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Brickeln

Brickeln is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Brügge

Brügge is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Bunsoh

Bunsoh is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Busenwurth

Busenwurth is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Delingsdorf

Delingsdorf is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Delve

Delve is a municipality belonging to the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality") Eider in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany.

Dörpling

Dörpling, a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, was first mentioned in a document in 1320.

Eggstedt

Eggstedt is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Ellerbek

Ellerbek is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany.

Feldhorst

Feldhorst is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Flintbek

Flintbek is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Friedrichsgabekoog

Friedrichsgabekoog is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Full Metal Village

Full Metal Village is a 2007 documentary film about the lives of the residents of a small village in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken, in a series of interviews and visual tableaux as it prepares for the annual Wacken Open Air Festival.

Gettorf

Gettorf (Danish: Gettorp) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Goldelund

Goldelund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Hammoor

Hammoor is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Hanerau-Hademarschen

Hanerau-Hademarschen is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Hellschen-Heringsand-Unterschaar

Hellschen-Heringsand-Unterschaar is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Itzstedt

Itzstedt is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Jevenstedt

Jevenstedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Kabelhorst

Kabelhorst is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Kasseedorf

Kasseedorf is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Köthel

Köthel is a village in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Kotzenbüll

Kotzenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Krempdorf

Krempdorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Kremperheide

Kremperheide is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf

Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Lägerdorf

Lägerdorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Landrecht, Germany

Landrecht is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Landscheide

Landscheide is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Leezen

Leezen is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Manhagen

Manhagen is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Meddewade

Meddewade is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Mehlbek

Mehlbek is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Mikhail Shultz

M. Shultz was a descendant of the German sculptor, the Danish royal medallist Anton Schultz (Anton Schultz — Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony, Hamburg, Denmark, XVII–XVIII cc.) who carried out orders the Russian Court as early as Copenhagen, and arrived at the service in Russia with Peter the Great.

Mühlenbarbek

Mühlenbarbek is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Neritz

Neritz is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Neuenbrook

Neuenbrook is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Neuwittenbek

Neuwittenbek is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Nütschau Priory

Nütschau Priory (in German Kloster Nütschau or Priorat Sankt Ansgar) is a house of the Benedictine Order located at Travenbrück near Bad Oldesloe, Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany.

Ockholm

Ockholm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Oelixdorf

Oelixdorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Oldenborstel

Oldenborstel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Ostenfeld, Nordfriesland

Ostenfeld is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Ostenfeld, Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Ostenfeld is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Oststeinbek

It is situated approximately 13 kilometres east of the center of Hamburg, directly on the border between Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.

Oststeinbek is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Ottenbüttel

Ottenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Peissen

Peissen is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Rantrum

Rantrum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Rethwisch, Steinburg

Rethwisch is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Rethwisch, Stormarn

Rethwisch is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Rickling

Rickling is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Riepsdorf

Riepsdorf is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schafstedt

Schafstedt is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

# The older line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, founded by Duke Philip, who resided in Glücksburg Castle in Glücksburg.

Family members of this branch up to the present day are members of the European aristocracy and include the current royal houses of Denmark and Norway, as well as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the prince consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

# The line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Ærø, founded by Duke Christian, who resided in Ærøskøbing.

The seat of the duke was Sonderburg, but parts of the domain were located in Denmark (in the Duchy of Schleswig), mainly on the islands of Als and Ærø and around Glücksburg, whilst other lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire (in the Duchy of Holstein), including the Ämter of Plön, Ahrensbök, and Reinfeld.

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

The territorial centres of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön were the districts (Ämter) of Ahrensbök and Reinfeld established after the Reformation by the merging of the former abbeys at Ahrensbök and Reinfeld.

The possessions were confiscated, and Plön's castles at Reinfeld, Ahrensbök and Rethwisch were demolished.

Schlichting, Germany

Schlichting is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schlotfeld

Schlotfeld is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schülp, Dithmarschen

Schülp is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schwentinental

Schwentinental is a town in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Stapelfeld

Stapelfeld is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Stedesand

Stedesand is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Steinhorst

Steinhorst, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein

Steinhorst, Schleswig-Holstein

Steinhorst (which roughly translates as Stone Refuge) is a municipality in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein.

Stördorf

Stördorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Süderau

Süderau is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Süderdeich

Süderdeich is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Tellingstedt

Tellingstedt is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Toni Rothmund

Toni Rothmund (2 October 1877, Barlt (Schleswig-Holstein)- 22 August 1956) was a German writer and journalist.

Travenbrück

Travenbrück is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Tremsbüttel

Tremsbüttel is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Vaalermoor

Vaalermoor is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Vollstedt

Vollstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Wennbüttel

Wennbüttel is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Wentorf, Sandesneben

Wentorf (Amt Sandesneben) is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Wesenberg

Wesenberg, Schleswig-Holstein, part of the Amt Nordstormarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Wesselburenerkoog

Wesselburenerkoog is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Westerau

Westerau is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Westermoor

Westermoor is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Wewelsfleth

Wewelsfleth is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Willenscharen

Willenscharen is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Wittenbergen

Wittenbergen is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Wolmersdorf

Wolmersdorf is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Ziethen

Ziethen, Schleswig-Holstein, in the district of Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein


Bergewöhrden

Bergewöhrden is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Buchholz, Dithmarschen

Buchholz is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg

In the following years, Queen Margaret acquired large parts of Schleswig as security (Tønder fief, Frisland, episcopal manors in Svabsted and Stubbe) and by purchase (Trøjborg, Skinkelborg and Grødersby); King Erik took over Haderslev fief as security from the fiefholder Helene Ahlefeldt, and the queen, Flensborg.

Eifert

The dispute ignited itself around George Calixtus (14. December 1586 in Medelby, Schleswig; † 19. March 1656 in Helmstedt) Beginning in 1609, he travelled for four years in Germany, Belgium, England, and France.

Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1

Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1 (Air Defence Missile Wing 1) or (FlaRakG 1) "Schleswig-Holstein" is a unit of the German Air Force based in Stadum and Husum, Northern Germany.

Formula of Concord

The Formula of Concord was not accepted by Lutherans in Hesse, Zweibrücken, Anhalt, Pommeranian (Land), Holstein, Denmark, Sweden, Nürnberg, Strassburg, and Magdeburg, and the government of Queen Elizabeth I of England lobbied in its German embassies to prevent acceptance of it among the German estates.

Heinz Reinefarth

After the war Reinefarth became the mayor of the town of Westerland and member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag.

Johan Ernst van Nassau-Siegen

John Ernst of Nassau came with his 3,100 men, including his brother William and Joachim Ernst of Schleswig-Holstein, for Gradisca d'Isonzo, a small but powerful Hapsburg city in the county of Gorizia and Gradisca, on the River Isonzo.

John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

# Dorothea Auguste (12 May 1602 – 13 March 1682), married in 1633 to Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.

Joldelund

Joldelund is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Karlum

Karlum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Krummendiek

Krummendiek is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Kudensee

Kudensee is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Laurids Lindenov

In the 1660s he served at the Court of Christian V, with the title of hoffjunker, and as chamberlain for Duchess Frederica Amalia of Holstein-Gottorp.

Lockstedt

Lockstedt is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Mönkhagen

Mönkhagen is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Nutteln

Nutteln is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Osterhever

Osterhever is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

He married for the third time in Greiz on 28 July 1688 Christine Magdalene (1652–1697), daughter of Count Henry I of Reuss to Obergreiz.

Prince's Mansion, Copenhagen

Geographer and explorer Carsten Niebuhr, who had returned to Copenhagen as the only surviving member of the Danish Arabia Expedition in 1768, lived there from 1773 until 1778 when he accepted a position in the civil service of Danish Holstein.

Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1866-1952), daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, wife of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia

Quarnstedt

Quarnstedt is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Rebecca Saunders

Her awards include the Busoni Prize of the Berlin Academy of the Arts, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for composition, the Paul Hindemith Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the composition prize of the ARD.

Richardis of Schwerin

Richardis of Schwerin, Duchess of Schleswig (d. bef. 1386), wife of Valdemar III of Denmark (Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig) and daughter of Günzelin VI, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg.

Sarzbüttel

Sarzbüttel is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

His domain included inter alia the territories of Sonderburg, Norburg, Ærø, Plön and Ahrensbök together with their assigned Ämter or administrative offices.

Schrum

Schrum is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp

Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp (born: 5 December 1630 in Gottorp; died: 12 December 1680 in Coswig) was a daughter van Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony.

Trzebiatów

As a dowager, Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1579–1658), widow of Philip II, Duke of Pomerania, lived in Treptow.

Uphusum

Uphusum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.