Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany, where Germany borders upon Denmark. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Together with Northern Schleswig, the southernmost part of Denmark, Southern Schleswig constitutes the region of Schleswig. Short description of South Jutland South Jutland county is also known as Northern Schleswig ( Danish: Nordslesvig, German: Nordschleswig The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
In German, the area is simply known as Südschleswig or Landesteil Schleswig. In Danish, the area is known as Sydslesvig.
The German majority in Southern Schleswig does not consider the region any different from the rest of Schleswig-Holstein. is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is This notion is disputed by Danes, particularly Danish historians and the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Danish minority in Southern Schleswig, Germany, has existed by this name since 1920 when the Schleswig Plebiscite split the German-ruled
The major cities of Southern Schleswig are Flensburg, Rendsburg, the city of Schleswig, and Husum. Flensburg ( Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in Rendsburg (Rendsborg is a town on the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Schleswig (Slesvig South Jutlandic: Sljasvig, archaic Sleswick Low German: Sleswig) is a Town in the northeastern part of Husum ( North Frisian: Hüsem is the capital of the Kreis (district Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.