Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein
State of Germany
Flag Coat of arms
Position of Schleswig-Holstein within Germany
Country	Germany
Capital	Kiel
Government
• Minister President	Daniel Günther (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / Greens / FDP
Area
• Total	15,763 km2 (6,086 sq mi)
Population  (November 2006)
• Total	2,834,305
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	schleswig-holstein.de

Schleswig-Holstein (Danish: Slesvig-Holsten, Low Saxon: Sleeswiek-Holstain, Frisian: Sleeswyk-Holstein, North Frisian: Schleswig-Holstian) is the northernmost of the 16 states (German: Bundesländer) in Germany.

Schleswig-Holstein borders on Denmark in the North, the North Sea in the West, the Baltic Sea and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the East, and Lower Saxony and Hamburg in the South. Kiel is the capital of this state.

There are 4 independent towns:

• Kiel
• Lübeck
• Neumünster
• Flensburg

Countryside

The Holstein Switzerland from the Bungsberg

The countryside is lowlands and hills with no mountains. The highest elevation in the state is the Bungsberg at only 168 metres (551 ft). There are many lakes, especially in the eastern part of Holstein called the Holsteinische Schweiz ("Holstein Switzerland") or Schweiziann-Schwezalia. It has this name because there are many small hills which came to existence in the last ice age.

Other websites

• Official governmental portal in German