Schleswig-Holstein
Geography
Schleswig-Holstein is the only German federal state that lies between two seas. Kiel Canal, the busiest man-made waterway in the world, connects these two seas. Schleswig-Holstein is bordered in the north by Denmark and the Baltic, and by Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Baltic in the east. To the south there are Hamburg and Lower Saxony and to the west the North Sea.
In the western part of the state, there are lowlands with virtually no hills. The North Frisian Islands, as well as almost all of Schleswig-Holstein's North Sea coast, form the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer) which is the largest national park in Central Europe. Germany's only high-sea island, Heligoland, is situated in the North Sea.
The Baltic Sea coast in the east of Schleswig-Holstein is marked by bays, fjords and cliff lines. There are rolling hills (the highest elevation is the Bungsberg at 168 metres or 551 feet) and some 300 lakes, especially in the eastern part of Holstein which is called the Holstein Switzerland. The longest river besides the Elbe is the Eider.
There are seven islands included in this state: Amrum, Fehmarn (the only island off the eastern coast), Föhr, Heligoland, North Frisian Islands, Pellworm, and Sylt.
In the western part of the state, there are lowlands with virtually no hills. The North Frisian Islands, as well as almost all of Schleswig-Holstein's North Sea coast, form the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park (Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer) which is the largest national park in Central Europe. Germany's only high-sea island, Heligoland, is situated in the North Sea.
The Baltic Sea coast in the east of Schleswig-Holstein is marked by bays, fjords and cliff lines. There are rolling hills (the highest elevation is the Bungsberg at 168 metres or 551 feet) and some 300 lakes, especially in the eastern part of Holstein which is called the Holstein Switzerland. The longest river besides the Elbe is the Eider.
There are seven islands included in this state: Amrum, Fehmarn (the only island off the eastern coast), Föhr, Heligoland, North Frisian Islands, Pellworm, and Sylt.
Cities
Capital: Kiel
Other Cities: Bad Segeberg, Eckernförde, Flensburg, Heide, Husum, Lübeck, Neumünster, Norderstedt, Rendsburg, Schleswig
Other Cities: Bad Segeberg, Eckernförde, Flensburg, Heide, Husum, Lübeck, Neumünster, Norderstedt, Rendsburg, Schleswig
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