Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein
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Schleswig
Slesvig (Danish) | |
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 St. Peter's Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Schleswig within Schleswig-Flensburg district | |
  Schleswig | |
| 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 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Schleswig-Flensburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arthur Christiansen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 25,322 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24837 |
| Dialling codes | 04621 |
| Vehicle registration | SL |
| Website | www.schleswig.de |
Schleswig (UK: /ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/, US: /-wɪɡ, -wɪk, -vɪk, ˈʃleɪsvɪk/,[2][3][4][5] German: [ˈʃleːsvɪç]; Danish: Slesvig; South Jutlandic: Sljasvig; Low German: Sleswig; archaic English: Sleswick) is a town in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Schleswig-Flensburg. It has a population of about 27,000, the main industries being leather and food processing. It takes its name from the Schlei, an inlet of the Baltic sea at the end of which it sits, and vik or vig which means "bay" in Old Norse and Danish. Schleswig or Slesvig therefore means "bay of the Schlei".
History[]
The Viking settlement of Hedeby, located south of the modern town, was first mentioned in 804. It was a powerful settlement in the Baltic region, dominating the area for more than 200 years. In 1050, following several destructions, the population was moved to the opposite shore of the Schlei, becoming the city of Schleswig. In 1066 Hedeby was finally destroyed, and Schleswig remained as a part of the Danish kingdom.
In 1544, Gottorf Castle became the residence of the local rulers. The dukes of Gottorf were vassals of the Danish kings and ruled over much of present-day Schleswig-Holstein. In 1721, when the Great Northern War ended, the dukes of Gottorf lost their power and their land became Danish crown land. After the Second Schleswig War (1864), Schleswig was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia.
Geography[]
Schleswig lies at the western end of the Schlei Förde, which separates the two peninsulas of Angeln and Schwansen, and is on the western edge of the Schleswig-Holstein Uplands on the transition to the Geest country. The urban area ranges from 0 to 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. Brautsee (lake) is in the town.
The nearest major cities are Flensburg, Husum and Kiel. Autobahn 7 runs immediately west of the city. Highways 76 and 77 end in Schleswig and B 201 runs to the north of the town. Schleswig station is a stop for InterCity and Intercity-Express trains and is on the Hamburg–Neumünster–Flensburg and Husum–Kiel lines.
Climate[]
The climate is oceanic (Köppen: Cfb), humid and mild with a slight continental influence.[6] The annual mean temperature is 8 °C and precipitation averages 925 mm.[7]
| showClimate data for Schleswig, Germany |
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| hideClimate data for Schleswig (Ratsteich), elevation: 48 m, 1961-1990 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.9 (40.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.0 (3.11) |
50.0 (1.97) |
61.0 (2.40) |
55.0 (2.17) |
61.0 (2.40) |
71.0 (2.80) |
92.0 (3.62) |
87.0 (3.43) |
86.0 (3.39) |
90.0 (3.54) |
105.0 (4.13) |
88.0 (3.46) |
925 (36.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 138 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 41.6 | 67.2 | 103.4 | 167.7 | 225.8 | 230.5 | 213.3 | 215.4 | 144.8 | 97.8 | 50.8 | 39.9 | 1,598.2 |
| Source: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
Sights[]
- Schleswig Cathedral (1134), with the tomb of King Frederick I of Denmark
- Gottorf Castle (built 1161), former residence of the dukes, with the baroque Neuwerk garden, containing a replica of the Globe of Gottorf
- Holm: old fishing village at the Schlei shore
- Hedeby, Viking settlement
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Schleswig is twinned with:[9]
Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom
Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Vejle, Denmark
Waren, Germany
Notable people[]
- Christian III of Denmark (1503–1559), King of Denmark [10]
- Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710–1771), King of Sweden [11]
- Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg (1711 in Gottorp – 1785), nobleman
- Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789 in Gottorp–1867), matriarch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798–1868), Danish sculptor
- Friedrich Bernhard Westphal (1803–1844), German-Danish genre painter and illustrator
- Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Jessen (1821–1889), botanist
- Friedrich Krichauff (1824–1904) politician in colonial South Australia
- Victor Hensen (1835–1924), zoologist
- Ove H. Berg (1840–1922), American politician and businessman, emigrated to the US in 1881
- Julius Friedrich Theodor Engel (1842–1926), judge and politician
- Hans von Seeckt (1866–1936), military officer
- Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau (1869–1928), politician and diplomat, first Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic
- Christian Hansen (1885–1972), general
- Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (1889–1968), General of paratroop forces
- Bernhard Rogge (1899–1982), naval officer
- Bernd Kröplin (1944–2019), engineer and academic
- Ralf Rothmann (born 1953), novelist
- Thomas Heberer (born 1965), musician and composer
- Ekkehard Wölk (born 1967) pianist, arranger and composer
Sport[]
- Jobst Hirscht (born 1948), athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres
- Hole Rößler (born 1949), modern pentathlete
- Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker (born 1984), footballer
References[]
- ^ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
- ^ "Schleswig". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Schleswig". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Schleswig" (US) and "Schleswig". Oxford Dictionaries UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Schleswig". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Schleswig, Germany Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Schleswig (10035) - WMO Weather Station". NOAA. Retrieved January 28, 2019. Archived January 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Climate Statistics for Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany". Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Stadt Schleswig: Haushaltssatzung" (PDF). schleswig.de (in German). Schleswig. 2019. p. 101. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. 06 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 276.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. 01 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 211–212.
External links[]
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- Official website (in German)
- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
- . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
- . Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
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