Handewitt
Handewitt | |
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Coordinates: 54°46′N 09°19′E / 54.767°N 9.317°ECoordinates: 54°46′N 09°19′E / 54.767°N 9.317°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Schleswig-Flensburg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Thomas Rasmussen |
Area | |
• Total | 77.73 km2 (30.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 11,150 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 24976, 24983 |
Dialling codes | 04608, 04630 |
Vehicle registration | SL |
Website | www.gemeinde-handewitt.de |
Handewitt (Danish: Hanved) is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approx. 7 km west of Flensburg.
Handball[]
The Handball-Bundesliga team SG Flensburg-Handewitt is extremely successful. It has won the EHF Cup in 1997, in 2001 and 2012 the EHF Cup Winners' Cup, DHB-Pokal in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2015, the German championship in 2004, 2018 and 2019, and 2014 the EHF Champions League.
Economy[]
Close to the A7 motorway, the shopping and commercial center Scandinavian Park is aimed primarily at customers from Scandinavia. It covers 125,000 m² and opened in 2006. One of the biggest companies is Dänisches Bettenlager, the German branch of Jysk, with its administration for about 1000 shops in Germany and Austria.
See also[]
References[]
- Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein
- Schleswig-Flensburg
- Schleswig-Flensburg geography stubs