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Flensburg is the northernmost major city in Germany, and with a location a few kilometers from Denmark, its history is influenced by the border region of Schleswig. Flensburg was founded by Danish settlers, and it quickly became one of Schleswig’s most important towns, not least due to a significant herring fishery. Later, the city boomed through, among other things, import and refining of sugar cane from the Danish West Indies.
For centuries, Flensburg was the second largest city in Denmark, but that stopped when Flensburg became German in 1864. After the German defeat in World War I, votes were held in Schleswig on whether to belong to Denmark or Germany, and Flensburg remained German. In 1945, the city became known for the Flensburg government, which with Karl Dönitz as Reich President briefly ruled the Third Reich from Flensburg.
Today you can explore Flensburg’s old town with cozy streets and many old buildings. You can stroll on the main street between the squares Südermarkt and Nordermarkt, and you can e.g. see the four churches Heiliggeistkirche, Johanniskirche, Marienkirche and Nikolaikirche. And in the northern part of the center you come to the city gate Nordertor, which is Flensburg’s landmark.
Flensburg’s location by Flensburg Fjord adds a special maritime atmosphere, and you should take a walk along the harbour. There is a lovely from view to the water, good restaurants and access to the city’s maritime museum. Northeast of the city center you can see the Marineschule Mürwik officer school, from where Karl Dönitz led Germany in May 1945. Flensburg is also home to the Danish monument, the Isted Lion, which stands in Flensburg’s old cemetery.
Kiel is a northern German port city is located on the Baltic Sea coast, and shipping has therefore always been a natural focal point for development in the city, which is also the capital of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Kiel has not always been German, but part of Holstein, which lies on the border with Denmark, and which until 1864 formed part of the Danish sovereign state.
Kiel was founded in 1233 by the Holstein count Adolf IV, and the city was a member of the Hanseatic League 1284-1518. Kiel flourished again in the 19th century, when the railway between Kiel and Altona opened as the first in Denmark, and when the Kiel Canal opened for ship traffic in 1895. A good 20 years later, the city entered the history books with the Sailors’ Revolt in 1918, which led to the German Revolution same year.
Hamburg, with more than two million inhabitants, is Germany’s second largest city and the absolute metropolis of northern Germany. Its wealth has been created over the centuries as a successful member of the Hanseatic League, where Hamburg grew large as a port city, and to this day the maritime element is a continuing source of trade and tourism.
Hamburg is one of Central Europe’s great gates to the world. The trade has gone through the city for centuries, which now has lovely business districts, markets and lots of sights. Life around the harbor has been greatly developed in recent years, with the historic warehouses of Speicherstart being transformed into activities, offices and with housing and cultural institutions blended beautifully into the old settings.
Flensburg, Germany
Overview of Flensburg
Flensburg is the northernmost major city in Germany, and with a location a few kilometers from Denmark, its history is influenced by the border region of Schleswig. Flensburg was founded by Danish settlers, and it quickly became one of Schleswig’s most important towns, not least due to a significant herring fishery. Later, the city boomed through, among other things, import and refining of sugar cane from the Danish West Indies.
For centuries, Flensburg was the second largest city in Denmark, but that stopped when Flensburg became German in 1864. After the German defeat in World War I, votes were held in Schleswig on whether to belong to Denmark or Germany, and Flensburg remained German. In 1945, the city became known for the Flensburg government, which with Karl Dönitz as Reich President briefly ruled the Third Reich from Flensburg.
Today you can explore Flensburg’s old town with cozy streets and many old buildings. You can stroll on the main street between the squares Südermarkt and Nordermarkt, and you can e.g. see the four churches Heiliggeistkirche, Johanniskirche, Marienkirche and Nikolaikirche. And in the northern part of the center you come to the city gate Nordertor, which is Flensburg’s landmark.
About the Flensburg travel guide
Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
Published: Released soon
Author: Stig Albeck
Publisher: Vamados.com
Language: English
About the travel guide
The Flensburg travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the German city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.
Flensburg is waiting for you, and at vamados.com you can also find cheap flights and great deals on hotels for your trip. You just select your travel dates and then you get flight and accommodation suggestions in and around the city.
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