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