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Flensburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Flensburg
 Map of Germany, Position of Flensburg highlighted
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Urban district
Town subdivisions 16 Stadtbezirke
Lord Mayor Klaus Tscheuschner (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 56. 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'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist A Stadtbezirk is a form of German City district. A city district is an administrative unit within a larger city The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 38 km² (21. 8 sq mi)
Elevation 12 m  (39 ft)
Population 87,065  (01/04/2006)
 - Density 1,544 /km² (4,000 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FL
Postal codes 24901–24944
Area code 0461
Website www.flensburg.de

Coordinates: 54°46′55″N 09°26′12″E / 54.78194, 9.43667

Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the North of the German state Schleswig-Holstein. 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 An independent city is a City that does not form part of another general-purpose Local government entity 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 Flensburg is the centre of the region Southern Schleswig. Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany, where Germany borders upon Denmark. After Kiel and Lübeck it is the third largest town in Schleswig-Holstein. For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major

The nearest larger towns are Kiel (86 km south) and Odense in Denmark (92 km northeast). For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. The city of Odense (Danish ˈoð̞ˀn̩sə) is the fourth largest city in Denmark. Flensburg's city centre lies about 7 km from the Danish border.

In Germany, Flensburg is known for

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Geography

Flensburg Harbour
Flensburg Harbour

Flensburg is situated in the north of the German state Schleswig-Holstein, on the German-Danish border. The Danish minority in Southern Schleswig, Germany, has existed by this name since 1920 when the Schleswig Plebiscite split the German-ruled Moin is a Frisian and Low German greeting from East Frisia, Southern Schleswig (inclusive North Frisia and Flensburg Beate Uhse AG is a German industry group with focus on selling adult entertainment in the form of Sex toys Lingerie 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 After Westerland on Sylt it is Germany's northernmost town. Sylt (Sild Söl'ring North Frisian: Söl') is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district Schleswig-Holstein Flensburg lies at the innermost tip of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Flensburg Fjord (Flensburger Förde Flensborg Fjord occasionally known as Flensburg Firth, is a 50 km long Inlet of the Baltic Sea. 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. Flensburg's eastern shore is part of the Angeln peninsula. Modern Angeln, also known as Anglia ( German: Angeln, Danish: Angel, Latin: Anglia, English: may follow

Neighbouring municipalities

Clockwise from the northeast, beginning at the German side of the Flensburg Fjord, the following communities in Schleswig-Flensburg district and Denmark's Region Syddanmark all border on Flensburg:

Glücksburg (Amt-free town), Wees (Amt Langballig), Maasbüll, Hürup, Tastrup and Freienwill (all in Amt Hürup), Jarplund-Weding, Handewitt (Amt Handewitt), Harrislee (Amt-free community) and Aabenraa Municipality on the Danish side of the Flensburg Fjord. Schleswig-Flensburg ( Danish: Slesvig-Flensborg) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Region Syddanmark ( English: Region South Denmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part Glücksburg (Lyksborg is a small town in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries Wees ( Danish: Ves) is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Maasbüll is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Hürup ( danish: Hyrup) is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Tastrup is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Freienwill is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Jarplund-Weding (Jaruplund-Vedding is a former municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Handewitt (Hanved is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Harrislee (Harreslev is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Aabenraa Municipality or Åbenrå Municipality (Apenrade is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark in south-western

Constituent communities

The town of Flensburg is divided into 13 communities, which themselves are further divided into 38 statistical areas. Constituent communities have a two-place number and the statistical areas a three-place number.

The communities with their statistical areas:

  • 01 Altstadt (Old Town) Lies somewhat down towards the sea rather than right downtown.
    • 011 St. Nikolai
    • 012 St. Marien
    • 013 Nordertor
  • 02 Neustadt (New Town)
    • 021 Duburg
    • 022 Nord
  • 03 Nordstadt
    • 031 Kreuz
    • 032 Galwik
    • 033 Klues
  • 04 Westliche Höhe
    • 041 Stadtpark
    • 042 Marienhölzung
    • 043 St. Gertrud
    • 044 Friedhof
  • 05 Friesischer Berg
    • 051 Exe
    • 052 Museumsberg
    • 053 Friedenshügel
  • 06 Weiche
    • 061 Sophienhof
    • 062 Schäferhaus
  • 07 Südstadt
    • 071 Martinsberg
    • 072 Rude
    • 073 Peelwatt
  • 08 Sandberg
    • 081 Achter de Möhl
    • 082 Adelbylund
    • 083 Sünderup
  • 09 Jürgensby
    • 091 St. Johannis
    • 092 St. Jürgen
    • 093 Jürgensgaard
    • 094 Sender
  • 10 Fruerlund
    • 101 Blasberg
    • 102 Bohlberg
    • 103 Hof
  • 11 Mürwik
    • 111 Stützpunkt
    • 112 Osbek
    • 113 Wasserloos
    • 114 Friedheim
    • 115 Solitüde
  • 12 Engelsby
    • 121 Süd
    • 122 Vogelsang
  • 13 Tarup
    • 130 Tarup

History

Middle Ages

Flensburg had been founded at the latest by 1200 at the innermost end of the Flensburg Fjord by Danish settlers. Flensburg Fjord (Flensburger Förde Flensborg Fjord occasionally known as Flensburg Firth, is a 50 km long Inlet of the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe In 1284, its town rights were confirmed and the town quickly rose to become one of the most important in the Duchy of Schleswig. Unlike Holstein, however, Schleswig did not belong to the German Empire. Holstein (ˈhɔlʃtain ( Low German: Holsteen, Danish: Holsten, Latin and historical English: Holsatia) Flensburg was not a member of the Hanseatic League, but it did maintain contacts with this important trading network. The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade

Historians presume that there were several reasons for choosing this spot as a townsite:

Herrings, especially kippered, were what brought about the blossoming of the town's trade in the Middle Ages. This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland. Hærvejen ( Danish, literally the army road, German: Ochsenweg, literally oxroad) is the name given to an Ancient trackway The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for North Frisia or Northern Friesland (Nordfriesland is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located primarily in Germany between the rivers Eider Modern Angeln, also known as Anglia ( German: Angeln, Danish: Angel, Latin: Anglia, English: may follow Herring are small Oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow temperate waters of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the North A kipper is a whole Herring that has been split from tail to head gutted salted and Cold smoked. They were sent inland and to almost every European country.

On 28 October 1412, Queen Margaret I of Denmark died on board a ship in Flensburg Harbour of the Plague. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Margaret Valdemarsdatter (Margrete Valdemarsdotter ( 1353 - October 28 1412) was Queen of Denmark and of Norway and Regent of Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as

From time to time plagues such as bubonic plague, caused mainly by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis – a parasite found on brown rats), "red" dysentery and other scourges killed a great deal of Flensburg's population. Dysentery (formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is an infection of the digestive system that results in severe Diarrhea containing mucus and blood Lepers were strictly isolated, namely at the St. Leprosy (from the Greek lepi (λέπι meaning scales on a fish or Hansen's disease, is a chronic disease caused by the bacterium -Jürgen-Hospital (Helligåndshspital, built before 1290), which lay far outside the town's gates, where the St. Jürgen Church is nowadays. About 1500, syphilis also appeared. Syphilis is a Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal Bacterium Treponema pallidum pallidum. The church hospital "Zum Heiligen Geist" ("To the Holy Ghost") stood in Große Straße, now Flensburg's pedestrian precinct. Car-free zones (also known as auto-free zones and pedestrian zones) are areas of a city or town in which automobile traffic is prohibited

A Flensburger's everyday life was very hard, and the old transportation routes were bad. The main streets were neither paved nor lit at night. When they got too bad, citizens had to make the dung-filled streets passable with wooden pathways. Only the few upper-class houses had windows.

In 1485, a great fire struck Flensburg. Even storm tides beset the town at times. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone.

Every household in the town kept livestock in the house and the yard. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food Townsfolk furthermore had their own cowherds and a swineherd.

Early modern times

After the Hanse fell in the 16th century, Flensburg was said to be one of the most important trading towns in the Scandinavian area. The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Even as far away as the Mediterranean, Greenland and the Caribbean, Flensburg merchants were active. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere The most important commodities, after herring, were sugar and whale oil, the latter from whaling off Greenland. Sugar is a class of edible Crystalline substances mainly Sucrose, Lactose, and Fructose. Whale oil is the oil obtained from the Blubber of various species of Whales particularly the three species of Right Whale ( Eubalaena japonica Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC Only the Thirty Years' War put an end to this boom time as the town was becoming Protestant and thereby ever more German culturally and linguistically, while the neighbouring countryside remained decidedly Danish. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.

In the 18th century, thanks to the rum trade, Flensburg had yet another boom. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Rum is a Distilled beverage made from Sugarcane by-products such as Molasses and sugarcane Juice by a process of fermentation Cane sugar was imported from the Danish West Indies (now the US Virgin Islands) and refined in Flensburg. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae The Danish West Indies ( Danish: Dansk Vestindien or De dansk-vestindiske øer) or "Danish Antilles" were a colony of Denmark-Norway The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. Only in the 19th century, as a result of industrialization, was the town at last outdone by competition from nearby cities such as Copenhagen and Hamburg. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany

The rum blended in Flensburg then became a secondary industry in West Indian trade, and as of 1864 no longer with the Danish West Indies, but rather with Jamaica, then ruled by the British. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It was imported from there, blended, and sold all over Europe. There is nowadays only one active rum distillery in Flensburg, "A. H. Johannsen".

History as a German town

Between 1460 and 1864, Flensburg was, after Copenhagen, the second biggest port in the Kingdom of Denmark, but passed to the Kingdom of Prussia after the Second Schleswig War in 1864. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The First Schleswig War occurred in 1848–1851. The Second Schleswig War (2 There is still, however, a considerable Danish community in the town today. Some estimates put the percentage of Flensburgers who belong to it as high as 25%; other estimates put that percentage much lower. The SSW political party representing the minority usually gains 20-25% of the votes in local elections. The South Schleswig Voter Federation ( German: Südschleswigscher Wählerverband, Danish: Sydslesvigsk Vælgerforening, North Frisian Before 1864, more than 70% belonged to the minority, witnessed even today by the great number of Danish surnames in the Flensburg telephone directory (Asmussen, Claussen, Jacobsen, Jensen, Petersen, etc. ). The upper classes and the learnéd at that time, however, were German, and since 1864, the German language has prevailed in the town. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.

On 1 April 1889, Flensburg became an independent city (kreisfreie Stadt) within the Province of Schleswig-Holstein, and at the same time still kept its status as seat of the Flensburg district. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common An independent city is a City that does not form part of another general-purpose Local government entity The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (Provinz Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to In 1920, the League of Nations decided that the matter of the German-Danish border would be settled by a vote. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative As a result of the plebiscite, and the way the voting zones were laid out, some of Flensburg's northern neighbourhoods were ceded to Denmark, whereas Flensburg as a whole voted with a great majority to stay in Germany. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita

In return for this great pro-German majority, the town of Flensburg was given a great event hall, the "Deutsches Haus", which was endowed by the government as "thanks for German loyalty".

During the Second World War, the town was left almost unscathed by the raids that laid other German cities waste. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including However, in 1943, 20 children died when their nursery school was bombarded, and shortly after the war ended, an explosion at a local munitions storage site claimed many victims.

In 1945, Admiral Karl Dönitz, who was briefly President of Germany once Adolf Hitler had appointed him his successor and then killed himself, fled to Flensburg with what was left of his government where they were arrested and unseated at the Navy School in Mürwik by British troops. Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Flensburg government was the short-lived administration that attempted to rule Germany during most of May 1945 at the very end of World War II. Flensburg was thereby, for a few weeks, the seat of the last Reich government, and also Germany's capital.

Since the Second World War

After the Second World War, the town's population broke the 100,000 mark for a short time, thereby making Flensburg a city (Großstadt) under one traditional definition. The population later sank below that mark, however.

In the years after the Second World War, there was in South Schleswig, and particularly in Flensburg a strong pro-Danish movement connected with the idea of the "Eider Politics". Their goal was for the town, and indeed all or most of Schleswig – the whole area north of the river Eider – to be united with Denmark. The Eider ( German: Eider; Danish: Ejderen; Latin: Egdor or Egdore) is the longest river of the German In the years following 1945, Flensburg's town council was dominated by Danish parties, and the town had a Danish mayor.

The town of Flensburg profited from the planned location of military installations. Since German Reunification, the number of soldiers has dropped to about 8,000. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany Since Denmark's entry into the European Economic Community (now the European Union), border trade has played an important role in Flensburg's economic life. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Some Danish businesses, such as Danfoss, have set up shop just south of the border for tax reasons. The Danfoss Group is a global producer of components and solutions for Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Heating & Water and Motion Controls

In 1970, Flensburg district was expanded to include the municipalities in the Amt of Medelby, formerly in Südtondern district, and in 1974 it was united with Schleswig district to form the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, whose district seat was the town of Schleswig. Schleswig (Slesvig South Jutlandic: Sljasvig, archaic Sleswick Low German: Sleswig) is a Town in the northeastern part of Flensburg thereby lost its function as a district seat, but it remained an independent (district-free) town.

Amalgamations

Until the middle of the 19th century Flensburg's municipal area comprised a total area of 2 639 ha. Beginning in 1874, however, the following communities or rural areas (Gemarkungen) were annexed to the town of Flensburg:

Year Place(s) Area added in ha
1874 Süder- and Norder-St. Jürgen 36
1874 Fischerhof 3
27 July 1875 Duburg 10. 5
1877 Hohlwege and Bredeberg 5. 5
1 December 1900 Jürgensgaarde 205
1 April 1909 Klues 19
1 April 1910 Twedt, Twedterholz/Fruerlund and Engelsby 1458
1916 part of Kluesries Forest (incl. open waters) 146. 5
26 April 1970 Adelbylund 132
10 February 1971 demerger of Wassersleben Beach -147. 5
22 March 1974 Sünderup and Tarup  ?

Population development

Population figures are for respective municipal areas through time. Until 1870, figures are mostly estimates, and thereafter census results (¹) or official projections from either statistical offices or the town administration itself.

Population development
Year Population figure
1436 3000
1600 6000
1760 6842
1835 12,483
1 December 1875 ¹ 26,474
1 December 1890 ¹ 36,894
1 December 1900 ¹ 48,937
1 December 1910 ¹ 60,922
16 June 1925 ¹ 63,139
16 June 1933 ¹ 66,580
17 May 1939 ¹ 70,871
13 September 1950 ¹ 102,832
6 June 1961 ¹ 98,464
27 May 1970 ¹ 95,400
30 June 1975 93,900
30 June 1980 88,200
30 June 1985 86,900
27 May 1987 ¹ 86,554
30 June 1997 86,100
31 December 2003 85,300
31 December 2004 85,762

¹ Census results

Danish minority

Oluf Samson Gang in the oldest part of the town with the Danish Library in the background
Oluf Samson Gang in the oldest part of the town with the Danish Library in the background

The Danish minority in Flensburg and the surrounding towns run their own schools, libraries and Lutheran churches from which the German majority is not excluded. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Danish minority in Southern Schleswig, Germany, has existed by this name since 1920 when the Schleswig Plebiscite split the German-ruled Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The co-existence of these two groups is considered a sound and healthy symbiosis. This article is about the biological phenomenon for other uses see Symbiosis (disambiguation The term symbiosis (from the Greek

In Denmark, Flensburg seems to be mainly associated with its duty-free shops where, amongst other things, spirits, beer and candy can be purchased at cheaper prices than in Denmark. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water to which a variety of flavorings and colorants is added The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe However, owing to the vagaries of the money markets, the bargains are not as great as they once were.

Politics

The town council was led for centuries by two mayors, one for the north town (St. Marien) and the other for the south town (St. Nikolai and St. Johannis). The council members and the mayors were chosen by the council itself, that is, retiring officials had their successors named by the remaining councillors in such a way that both halves of the town had as many members. These councillors usually bore the title "Senator".

This "town government" lasted until 1742 when the "northern mayor" was made the "directing mayor" by the Danish King. From this position came what was later known as the First Mayor. The second mayor simply bore the title "mayor" ("Bürgermeister"). After the town had been ceded to Prussia, the mayors were elected by the townsfolk as of 1870, and the First Mayor was given the title Oberbürgermeister, still the usual title in German towns and cities. During the Third Reich, the town head was appointed by those who held power locally at the time.

In 1945, after the Second World War, a twofold leadership based on a British model was introduced. Heading the town stood foremost the Oberbürgermeister, who was chosen by town council and whose job was as chairman of council and the municipality. Next to him was an Oberstadtdirektor ("Higher Town Director") who was leader of administration. In 1950, when Schleswig-Holstein brought its new laws for municipalities into force, the title Oberbürgermeister was transferred (once again) to this latter official. At first, and for a while, he was chosen by council. Since that time, the former official has been called the Stadtpräsident ("Town President"), and is likewise chosen by council after each municipal election. However, since 1999, the Oberbürgermeister has been chosen directly by the voters as once before.

The first directly elected Oberbürgermeister Hermann Stell died on 4 May 2004 of a stroke. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain On 14 November of the same year, the independent candidate suggested by the CDU Klaus Tscheuschner was elected to replace Stell with 59% of the vote. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Since the last municipal election in 2003, Hans Hermann Laturnus has been Flensburg's Stadtpräsident.

Represented on Flensburg town council are the CDU, the SPD, the South Schleswig Voter Federation (Südschleswigscher Wählerverband) and the Greens. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. The South Schleswig Voter Federation ( German: Südschleswigscher Wählerverband, Danish: Sydslesvigsk Vælgerforening, North Frisian The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional

Coat of arms

Flensburg's coat of arms shows in gold above blue and silver waves rising to the left a six-sided red tower with a blue pointed roof breaking out of which, one above the other are the two lions of Schleswig and Denmark; above is a red shield with the silver Holsatian nettle leaf on it. The Coat of Arms of Schleswig ( Danish: Sønderjylland or Slesvig) depicts two blue Lions The town's flag is blue, overlaid with the coat of arms in colour.

The lions symbolize Schleswig, and the nettle leaf Holstein, thus expressing the town's unity with these two historic lands. The tower recalls Flensburg's old town rights and the old castle that was the town's namesake (Burg means "castle" in German). The waves refer to the town's position on the Flensburg Fjord.

The coat of arms was granted the town by King Wilhelm II of Prussia in 1901, and once again in modified, newly approved form on 19 January 1937 by Schleswig-Holstein's High President (Oberpräsident)

Town partnerships

Flensburg maintains partnerships with the following towns:

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

West of Flensburg runs the A 7 Autobahn, leading north to the Danish border, whence it continues as European route E45. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neubrandenburg ( New Brandenburg, nɔʏˈbʁandənbʊʁk is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sometimes translated as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, is a state in Northern Germany comprising Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Słupsk (Stolp in Pommern known also under other names) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the northern part of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 935 km (581 mi The European route E45 goes between Finland and Italy, through Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. Furthermore, Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 200 and B 199 pass through the municipal area.

Also west of the town lies the Flensburg-Schäferhaus airport. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land

Local transport is provided by several buslines such as "Aktiv Bus GmbH" and "Allgemeinen Flensburger Autobus Gesellschaft" (AFAG) along with others. They all operate within an integrated fare system within the Flensburg transport community (Verkehrsgemeinschaft Flensburg). They also all subscribe to the Schleswig-Holstein tariff system whereby anyone travelling from anywhere in Schleswig-Holstein or Hamburg may use Flensburg buses free to connect with their final destinations. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany It works both ways, of course, and a rider boarding any bus in Flensburg need only name his destination anywhere in Schleswig-Holstein or Hamburg, pay his fare, and travel all the way to that destination on the one ticket.

Flensburg's main railway station as lain since 1929 south of the Old Town. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains From there, trains run on the mainline joining Hamburg, Neumünster and Fredericia, among them some InterCity connections as well as trains serving the line running to Eckernförde and Kiel. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Neumünster (nɔʏ̯ˈmʏnstɐ is one of four independent towns in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets is the classification applied to certain long-distance Passenger train services in Eckernförde ( Danish: Egernførde, sometimes also Egernfjord, Low German: Eckernför, sometimes also Eckernföör is a For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. Another stop for regional trains to Neumünster is to be found in Flensburg-Weiche. The stretch of line to Niebüll has been out of service since 1981, efforts to open it again notwithstanding. Niebüll ( Mooring North Frisian: Naibel; Nibøl is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The secondary line to Husum and the lesser lines to Kappeln and Satrup no longer exist. Husum ( North Frisian: Hüsem is the capital of the Kreis (district Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Kappeln (Kappel is a town in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Satrup is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Even the tramway, which opened in 1881 to horse-drawn trams, was electrified in 1906 and at one point ran four lines was replaced with buses in 1973. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train

Established businesses

Media

In Flensburg, the "Flensburger Tageblatt", from the Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (newspaper publisher) is published daily, as is the bilingual (German and Danish) Flensborg Avis. Flensburger Brauerei is a brewery located in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is a German Shipbuilding company headquartered in Flensburg. Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois. Tele2 Netherlands Holding NV (formerly Versatel Telecom International N The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Flensborg Avis is a Danish language daily Newspaper, published in Flensburg (Flensborg Germany. There are also two weekly advertising flyers, "MoinMoin" (named for a common regional greeting) and "Wochenschau" (roughly "A Look at the Week") as well as an illustrated town paper ("Flensburg Journal"), the Flensburg "campus newspaper" and a town magazine ("Partout"). Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) runs one of its oldest studios right near the Deutsches Haus. Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR (North German Broadcasting is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. Flensburg is the site of a number of radio transmission facilities: on the Fuchsberg in the community of Engelsby, Norddeutscher Rundfunk runs a transmission facility for VHF, television and medium wave. In Telecommunications transmission is the process of sending propagating and receiving an analogue or digital information signal over a physical point-to-point or Flensburg-Engelsby transmitter is a facility of NDR for mediumwave FM- and TV-broadcasting at Flensburg, Germany Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Medium Wave (MW is a part of the Medium frequency (MF radio band used mainly for AM broadcasting. A cage aerial is mounted on a 215 m-high guyed, earthed steel-lattice mast. A Cage aerial is a Radio antenna, which consists of the top portion of a tower or mast and of several parallel wires which are radially arranged around the lower part of the This transmitter is successor to the Flensburg transmitter through which the announcement of Germany's surrender was broadcast on 8 May 1945. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar From the broadcasting tower on the Fuchsberg come the programmes og Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Danmarks Radio. Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR (North German Broadcasting is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. DR (formerly Danmarks Radio) is Denmark 's national Broadcasting corporation From the broadcasting tower at Flensburg-Freienwill come the countrywide VHF radio programmes of R. SH, delta radio, Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio. Deutschlandfunk Deutschlandradio is a national German public radio broadcaster Flensburg has no local transmitter of its own. Schleswig-Holstein's state broadcasting laws only allow transmitters that broadcast statewide. From 1993 to 1996, "Radio Flensburg" tried to establish a local Flensburg radio station by using a local transmitter just across the border in Denmark. It had to be shut down, however, owing to the Danish transmitter's own financial problems. From October 2006 Radio Flensburg broadcast as an [Internetradio] over the web. The "Offener Kanal" ("Open Channel") shows programmes made by local citizens seven days a week, mostly in the evenings, and can also be seen on cable television.

Public institutions

Flensburg is home to the following institutions:

Education

Also on hand in Flensburg is a complete range of training and professional schools, including a number of Danish ones. Flensburg is home to Schleswig-Holstein's Central State Library, a university library, a town bookshop and the Danish Central Library for South Schleswig. The last named offers not only intensive courses in Danish, but also, with its "Slesvigsk samling" collection, a vast repository of unique material about the border area's history and culture. Flensburg has an extensive town archive. The Danish minority's archive is housed at the Danish Central Library.

Culture and sightseeing

Theatre

Archives and libraries

Museums

Buildings

Willy-Brandt-Platz
Willy-Brandt-Platz
Nordermarkt; also visible is Große Straße
Nordermarkt; also visible is Große Straße

Flensburg has a well preserved Old Town with many things to see from centuries gone by. Characteristic is the row along the waterfront. Three of the four old town cores are found along this north-south axis. The building boom in Imperial times led to a partial rebuilding of the Old Town, but without destroying its structure, and rather leading to notable expansion of the town. Virtually unscathed in the Second World War, Flensburg, like other places in Germany, adopted a policy of getting rid of old buildings and building anew in the style of the times. This trend was limited in Flensburg by a lack of money, but before the policy was finally stopped in the late 1970s, countless old buildings had been demolished in the north and east Old Town to be replaced by newer structures. Despite great losses, Flensburg still comes across as having a compact, well preserved Old Town in the valley with good additions to what was built in the founders' time on the surrounding heights.

Lost buildings

Others

Regular events

Personalities

Honorary citizens

The town of Flensburg has bestowed honorary citizenship upon the following persons, named here in chronological order:

Sons and daughters of the town

Theodor Mommsen, Germany's first Nobel Prize winner for literature, lived long in Flensburg. Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen ( 30 November 1817 &ndash 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred

See also

External links

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