Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (pronounced ( 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 | |
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| Coordinates: 54°28′12″N 9°30′50″E / 54.47000°N 9.51389°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 (2021-12-31) | |
| • Tot | 2,922,005 |
| • Density | 190/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 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.
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