Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein
State o Germany
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Coordinates: 54°28′12″N 9°30′50″E
Kintra	Germany
Caipital	Kiel
Govrenment
• Meenister-Preses	(CDU)
• Govrening pairties	CDU / FDP
• Bundesrat votes	4 (o 69)
Area
• Tot	15763.18 km2 (6,086.20 sq mi)
Population  (2018-12-31)
• Tot	2,896,712
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	DE-SH
Vehicle registration	formerly: S (1945–1947), SH (1947), BS (1948–1956)
GDP/ Nominal	€75.63 billion (2010)
NUTS Region	DEF
Website	schleswig-holstein.de

Schleswig-Holstein (pronounced [ˈʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ( listen)) is the northmaist o the saxteen states o Germany, comprisin maist o the historical duchy o Holstein an the soothren pairt o the umwhile Duchy o Schleswig. Its caipital ceety is Kiel; ither notable ceeties are Lübeck, Flensburg an Neumünster.

Schleswig-Holstein borders Denmark (Region Syddanmark) tae the north, the North Sea tae the wast, the Baltic Sea tae the east, an the German states o Lawer Saxony, Hamburg, an Mecklenburg-Vorpommern tae the sooth.

The umwhile Inglis name wis Sleswick-Holsatia, the Dens name is Slesvig-Holsten, the Law German name is Sleswig-Holsteen, the Dutch name is Sleeswijk-Holstein an the North Frisian name is Slaswik-Holstiinj. Historically, the name can an aa refer tae a lairger region, containin baith present-day Schleswig-Holstein an the umwhile Sooth Jutland Coonty (Northren Schleswig) in Denmark.