Schleswig-Holstein | |
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![]() 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: