Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck and Flensburg. It covers an area of 15,763 km2 (6,086 sq mi), making it the 5th smallest German federal state by area. Historically, the name can also refer to a larger region, containing both present-day Schleswig-Holstein and the former South Jutland County in Denmark.
Southern Schleswig is the southern half of the former Duchy of Schleswig in Germany on the Jutland Peninsula. The geographical area today covers the large area between the Eider river in the south and the Flensburg Fjord in the north, where it borders Denmark. Northern Schleswig, congruent with the former South Jutland County, forms the southernmost part of Denmark. The area belonged to the Crown of Denmark until Prussia and Austria declared war on Denmark in 1864. Denmark wanted to give away the German-speaking Holsten and set the new border at the small river Ejderen. Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck concluded that this justified a war, and even proclaimed it a "holy war". He also turned to the Emperor of Austria, Franz Joseph I of Austria for help. A similar war in 1848 had gone poorly for the Prussians. With Prussia's modern weapons and the help from both the Austrians and General Moltke, the Danish army was destroyed and forced to make a disorderly retreat. The Prussian-Danish border was then moved from the Elbe up in Jutland to the Kongeåen creek.
Aabenraa Municipality is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark in southwestern Denmark. The municipality has an area of 940.7 km2 and a total population of 58,657 (2024). Its largest town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Aabenraa. The mayor of the municipality is Jan Riber Jakobsen, representing the Conservative People's Party.
Angeln is a peninsula on the Baltic coast of Jutland, in the Bay of Kiel. It forms part of Southern Schleswig, the northernmost region of Germany. The peninsula is bounded on the north by the Flensburg Firth, which separates it from Sundeved and the island of Als in Denmark, and on the south by the Schlei, which separates it from Schwansen. The landscape is hilly, dotted with numerous lakes. The largest towns are Flensburg, Schleswig and Kappeln.
The Isted Lion is a Danish war monument originally intended as a monument of the Danish victory over German-minded Schleswig-Holstein insurgents in the Battle of Isted (Idstedt) on 25 July 1850, during the First Schleswig War which was a civil war within the Danish Realm, although with troops from Prussia supporting the Schleswig-Holstein insurgents. At its time it was the largest battle in Scandinavian history.
Idstedt is a village in Schleswig-Flensburg district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is c. 10 km. NNW of the city of Schleswig and east of the Bundesautobahn 7.
Loit is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
The Rheider Au is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
The Battle of Isted took place on 25 July 1850 near the village of Idstedt, in what is today Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The battle was part of the First Schleswig War, and is the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Danes won the battle.
The Hagener Au is a stream, roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long, in the district of Plön in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is an outlet of the Passader See. From the lake's southwestern bay the stream flows in a northerly direction and discharges between Laboe and Stein in the Baltic Sea.
The Buckener Au is a headstream of the Bünzau in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is roughly 4 km (2.5 mi) long. The Buckener Au rises southwest of Hohenwestedt. Near Innien it unites with the Fuhlenau forming the Bünzau.
Glinder Au is a river of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Bille near Billstedt.
Wedeler Au is a river of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the Elbe near Wedel.
Brokstedter Au is a small river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the Stör near Brokstedt.
Clever Au is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the pond Tremser Teich, which is drained by the Trave via the Mühlenbach, near Lübeck.
Curauer Au is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the Schwartau in Rohlsdorf.
Haaler Au is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Before the building of the Kiel Canal the Haaler Au was a tributary of the Eider. The Kiel Canal cut the old river bed, now the Haaler Au ends at the Kiel Canal. Shortly before the Canal the river forms a lake.
Schwarze Au is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the Bille in Aumühle.
Tensfelder Au is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It springs north of the village of Blunk and then flows in a northeasterly direction through the town of Tensfeld and Hornsmühlen into the lake Großer Plöner See. After the Schwentine, the Tensfelder Au is the second largest river flowing into the Großer Plöner See.
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