Flensburg

Flensburg (Danish and Low Saxon: Flensborg, Frisian: Flensburch, North Frisian: Flansborj) is a city in Germany. It is next to the border with Denmark. About 90,164 people live in Flensburg. The city has a university. A very well known part of Flensburg is Mürwik. There lies a small navy harbour. Flensburg lives on tourism, students and the German navy forces.

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Location of Flensburg, Germany
Coordinates: 54°46′55″N 09°26′12″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Urban district
Subdivisions	13 Stadtbezirke
Government
• Lord mayor	Simone Lange (SPD)
Area
• Total	56.38 km2 (21.77 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2015-12-31)
• Total	85,942
• Density	1,524.33/km2 (3,948.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24901–24944
Vehicle registration	FL
Website	www.flensburg.de

History

There was a first settlement about 1200 A.D., which became a city in 1284. In the following century, Flensburg became the economic centre of the Duchy of Schleswig. In 1409 there were battles between people of the Duchy of Holstein and the Danish crown about the control of Schleswig. In 1412 and 1500 there were bad plagues in Flensburg. In 1485, there was a big fire in the city.

Between 1460 and 1864 Flensburg was the second most important harbour in Denmark after Copenhagen. Since the 16th century Flensburg was an important place for trade. Flensburg became part of Prussia in 1864, after the Danish-Prussian War.

In 1920, there was an election in Schleswig. The vote was to decide whether people wanted to belong to Denmark or Germany. Flensburg and regions south of the city decided to stay German, while regions north of the city chose to become Danish.

In 1945, many Germans were driven out of their homes in the eastern German provinces. These people went to Flensburg. The city had more than 100,000 inhabitants for a couple of years. Nowadays Flensburg has about 85,000 inhabitants.

• Flensburg (2005)

• Flensburg Nordertor.jpg

  Nordertor

• Das Rote Schloss am Meer (Flensburg-Mürwik Juli 2014), Bild 07.JPG

  Marineschule Mürwik

• Flensburg Wasserturm Mürwik.jpg

  Mürwiker Wasserturm

• Der Dampfer Alexandra fährt im Flensburger Hafen.JPG

  Alexandra

• KBA in Mürwik

Flensburg Media

• Harbour of Flensburg, western shore, with the church "Sankt Marien" (Saint Mary)

• Communities and neighbouring municipalities of Flensburg

• Stadtrechtsurkunde Flensburgs von 1284 (The Town Charter of Flensburg).JPG

  The town charter of Flensburg (1284)

• Nordertor im Schnee (Flensburg, Januar 2014).JPG

  The Nordertor, a town gate, in winter

• Flensburg Braun-Hogenberg.jpg

  Flensburg, early 17th century

• Die Sportschule Flensburg-Mürwik (Mai 2014), Bild 002.JPG

  The Sportschool in Mürwik, at the Naval Academy Mürwik, where the seat of the Flensburg Government was located in 1945 (photo 2014)

• Flensburg Bevoelkerungsentwicklung 01 KMJ.png

  Flensburg's population development.

• Olofsamsonkils.jpg

  Oluf Samson Gang in the oldest part of the town with the Danish Library in the background

• 2023 Flensburg municipal election.svg

  Results of the 2023 city council election

• 2018 Flensburg City Council election.svg

  Results of the 2018 city council election

Other websites

Media related to Flensburg at Wikimedia Commons