Gelting
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Coat of arms | |
show Location of Gelting within Schleswig-Flensburg district | |
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Coordinates: 54°45′N 9°54′E / 54.750°N 9.900°ECoordinates: 54°45′N 9°54′E / 54.750°N 9.900°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Schleswig-Flensburg |
Municipal assoc. | Geltinger Bucht |
Government | |
• Mayor | Boris Kratz |
Area | |
• Total | 19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,120 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 24395 |
Dialling codes | 04643 |
Vehicle registration | SL |
Website | www.gelting.de |
Gelting is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea, approx. 33 km northeast of Schleswig, and 30 km east of Flensburg.
Gelting is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Geltinger Bucht.
Shield or Coat of Arms[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/12-08_Gelting_St._Katharinen_03.jpg/220px-12-08_Gelting_St._Katharinen_03.jpg)
St. Katharinen in Gelting, Schleswig Holstein
: „The coat of arms is blue under a radiant golden half sun a golden plow with a silver ploughshare.“[2]
Gelting Personalities[]
- (1612–1686), Military officer, War Commissioner for the Danish King
- (1715-1786), regional landowner
- (1864–1946), Mayor of Flensburg
- (1907–1979), Scientist; computer scientist and DDR computer pioneer
- Vera Dietz Motika(1936-2020 ) singer and performer; emigrated to Columbus, Ohio, USA. By the act of emigration, she gave up all chance to obtain a European title.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gelting. |
- Collection of images of the area
- Official website
(in German)
- Material of the Gelting regions in der in the collections at the regional library in Berlin (PDF; 275 kB)
References[]
Categories:
- Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein
- Schleswig-Flensburg
- Schleswig-Flensburg geography stubs