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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Mayor | Jörg Sibbel |
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| Area | 17. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Rendsburg-Eckernförde (Rendsborg-Egernførde is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 97 km² (6. 9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 - 42 m |
| Population | 23,144 (31/12/2005) |
| - Density | 1,288 /km² (3,336 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RD |
| Postal code | 24340 |
| Area code | 04351 |
| Website | www.eckernfoerde.de |
| Location of the town of Eckernförde within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district | |
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Eckernförde (Danish: Egernførde, sometimes also Egernfjord, Low German: Eckernför, sometimes also Eckernföör) is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Low German or Low Saxon (in Germany: Plattdüütsch or Nedderdüütsch; in Netherlands: Nedersaksisch or Nederduuts Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is Rendsburg-Eckernförde (Rendsborg-Egernførde is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. The population is about 23,000.
All 14 German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
Eckernförde is a popular tourist destination in Northern Germany. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
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Name
The name of Eckernförde is of Danish origin. It is a Germanized version of the Danish name Egernførde, which translates as squirrel fjord. This is also the reason Eckernförde's coat of arms contains a squirrel.
History
- In 1197 Eckernförde was mentioned for the first time.
- Eckernförde was mentioned in the year 1302 for the first time free of doubts as city, but in 1288 the inhabitants were already called oppidani (city citizen).
- During the First War of Schleswig two danish ships, the Christian VIII and the frigate SMS Gefion tried to land in Eckernförde in April 1849. The First Schleswig War (Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg or Three Years' War (Treårskrigen was the first round of military conflict in southern Denmark and northern They were cannonaded from the shore. The Christian VIII exploded, while the SMS Gefion surrendered and was captured. Theodor Preusse, the commander in chief of the southern troops, died while rescuing Danish troops from the Christian VIII.
- The great storm tide on 13 November 1872 hit the Coast of the Baltic Sea from Denmark to Pomerania and flooded Eckernförde for days
- The Count Saint-Germain is supposed to be buried in Eckernförde near the St. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. The Count of St Germain ( fl 1710–1784 has been variously described as a Courtier, Adventurer, Charlatan, Inventor, -Nicolai-Church. His grave was destroyed by the great storm tide on 13 November 1872. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
- In 1934 the seaside resort Borby was incorporated.
Sister cities
Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom (since 1953)
Hässleholm, Scania, Sweden (since 1958)
Tanga, Tanzania (since 1963)
Nakskov, Region Sjælland, Denmark (since 1969)
Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland (since 1989)- Bützow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany (since 1990)
External links
- Official homepage of Eckernförde (German)
- Official tourist information (German)
- Eckernförder Zeitung (local newspaper, German)
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