Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein
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Location o Schleswig athin Schleswig-Flensburg destrict
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| Coordinates: 54°31′05″N 9°34′13″E / 54.51806°N 9.57028°ECoordinates: 54°31′05″N 9°34′13″E / 54.51806°N 9.57028°E | ||
| Kintra | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Destrict | Schleswig-Flensburg | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Mayor | Thorsten Dahl | |
| Area | ||
| • Tot | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | |
| Population (2011-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Tot | 24,133 | |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 24837 | |
| Diallin codes | 04621 | |
| Vehicle registration | SL | |
| Website | www.schleswig.de | |
Schleswig (Dens: Slesvig; Sooth Jutlandic: Sljasvig, archaic Inglis: Sleswick; Law German: Sleswig) is a toun in the northeastren pairt o Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the caipital o the Kreis (destrict) Schleswig-Flensburg. It haes a population o aboot 27,000, the main industries bein leather an fuid processin. It taks its name frae the Schlei, an inlet o the Easter Seas at the end o which it sits, an "vik" or "vig" which means bay in the auld Viking leid an modren Dens leid. Schleswig or Slesvig tharefore means bay o the Schlei. (Thare is a suggestion that the state's namesake an the term Slesvig oreeginatit frae a tribe o Wast Slavs who livit in "Slavsvick" atween the 5t century an 10t century AD an aw.)
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Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
The ceety lees at the wastren end o the Schlei Förde, which separates the twa peninsulas o Angeln an Schwansen an is on the wastren edge o the Schleswig-Holstein Uplands on the transition tae the Geest kintra. The urban aurie ranges frae 0 tae 20 m abuin sea level. Brautsee (lake) is in the toun.
The nearest major ceeties are Flensburg, Husum an Kiel. Autobahn 7 runs immediately wast o the ceety. Highways 76 an 77 end in Schleswig an B 201 runs tae the north o the toun. Schleswig station is a stap for InterCity an Intercity-Express trains an is on the Hamburg–Neumünster–Flensburg an Husum–Kiel lines.
Climate[eedit | eedit soorce]
The climate is humid an maritime. The annual mean temperature is 8 °C an precipitation averages 925 mm.
| Climate data for Schleswig, Germany | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
11.4 (52.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
1 (34) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
5 (41) |
2 (36) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Average laich °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
−1 (30) |
0 (32) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
3 (37) |
0 (32) |
5.2 (41.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 79 (3.11) |
50 (1.97) |
61 (2.4) |
55 (2.17) |
61 (2.4) |
71 (2.8) |
92 (3.62) |
87 (3.43) |
86 (3.39) |
90 (3.54) |
105 (4.13) |
88 (3.46) |
925 (36.42) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 138 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42 | 67 | 103 | 168 | 226 | 231 | 213 | 215 | 145 | 98 | 51 | 40 | 1,599 |
| Source: The Weather Network [2] | |||||||||||||
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
The Viking dounset o Hedeby, locatit sooth o the modren toun, wis first mentioned in 804. It wis a pouerful dounset in the Easter region, dominatin the aurie for mair nor 200 years. In 1050, follaein several destructions, the population wis muivit tae the opposite shore o the Schlei, becomin the ceety o Schleswig. In 1066 Hedeby wis feenally destroyed, an Schleswig remained as a pairt o the Dens kinrick.
In 1544 Gottorf Castle became the residence o the local rulers. The dukes o Gottorf wur vassals o the Dens keengs an ruled ower hintle o present day Schleswig-Holstein. In 1721, when the Great Northren War endit, the dukes o Gottorf lost thair pouer an thair laund became Dens croun laund. efter the Seicont Schleswig War (1864), Schleswig wis annexed bi the Kinrick o Proushie.
Sichts[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Schleswig Cathedral (1134), wi the tomb o Keeng Frederick I o Denmark
- Gottorf Castle (biggit 1161), umwhile residence o the dukes, wi the baroque Neuwerk gairden, conteenin a replica o the Globe o Gottorf
- Holm: auld fishin veelage at the Schlei shore
- Hedeby, Viking dounset
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord: Bevölkerung in Schleswig-Holstein am 31. Dezember 2011 nach Kreisen, Ämtern, amtsfreien Gemeinden und Städten" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Climate Statistics for Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany". Retrieved August 20, 2012.
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schleswig". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.- "Schleswig". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
- Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Schleswig (seaport)". Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company.
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