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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Firth of Flensburg
Flensburg Fjord, alternatively Firth of Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg Fjord, German: Flensburger Förde), is a 50 km long estuary of the Baltic.
Therefore the fjord, or firth, is part of the border between Germany and Denmark.
At the inner side is the town of Flensburg, at the eastern shore the town of Glücksburg.
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  Flensburg Fjord   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Flensburg Fjord, alternatively Firth of Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg Fjord, German: Flensburger Förde), is a 50 km long inlet of the Baltic.
Therefore the fjord, or firth, is part of the border between Germany and Denmark.
At the inner side is the town of Flensburg, at the eastern shore the town of Glücksburg.
www.kiwipedia.com /flensburg-fjord.html   (131 words)

  
 Flensburg: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Flensburg was founded in the 13th century at the innermost tip of the Flensburg...
Fjord Flensburg Fjord and began to rise after the decline of the Hanseatic League....living in Flensburg.
Flensburg was founded in the 13th century at the innermost tip of the Flensburg Fjord and began to rise after the decline of the Hanseatic League.
www.encyclopedian.com /fl/Flensburg.html   (281 words)

  
 Flensburg - LoveToKnow 1911
FLENSBURG (Danish, Flensborg), a seaport of Germany, in the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein, at the head of the Flensburg Fjord, 20 m.
Flensburg is a busy centre of trade and industry, and is the most important town in what was formerly the duchy of Schleswig.
Flensburg was probably founded in the 12th century.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Flensburg   (256 words)

  
 moving carton
Flensburg is the centre of the region Südschleswig.
Flensburg is Germany's second most northerly town after Westerland on the island of Sylt and it lies about 7 km from the Danish border.
Flensburg is situated in the north of the German state Schleswig-Holstein, on the German-Danish border.
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 Flensburg
Flensburg had been founded at the latest by 1200 at the innermost end of the Flensburg Fjord by Danish settlers.
In 1970, Flensburg district was expanded to include the municipalities in the Amt of Medelby, formerly in Südtondern district, and in 1974 it was united with Schleswig district to form the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, whose district seat was the town of Schleswig.
Flensburg's coat of arms shows in gold above blue and silver waves rising to the left a six-sided red tower with a blue pointed roof breaking out of which, one above the other are the two lions of Schleswig and Denmark; above is a red shield with the silver Holsatian nettle leaf on it.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DFlensburg%26type%3Den   (3622 words)

  
 Flensburg in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Flensburg had been founded at the latest by 1200 at the innermost end of the Flensburg Fjord by Danish settlers.
In 1970, Flensburg district was expanded to include the municipalities in the Amt of Medelby, formerly in Südtondern district, and in 1974 it was united with Schleswig district to form the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, whose district seat was the town of Schleswig.
Flensburg's coat of arms shows in gold above blue and silver waves rising to the left a six-sided red tower with a blue pointed roof breaking out of which, one above the other are the two lions of Schleswig and Denmark; above is a red shield with the silver Holsatian nettle leaf on it.
www.tutorgig.com /ed/Flensburg   (3524 words)

  
 The Gateway to the North
Flensburg lies near the German-Danish border at the end of the approximately 35 km long Flensburg Fjord.
Flensburg is a pleasant town with a homely atmosphere; its appeal stems from being a mixture of cosmopolitan harbour and trading port and a place of traditional tranquility, heavily influenced by its close proximity to the water and the meeting of two cultures.
Apart from the traditional “Rum Regatta” sailed by professional sailors, the Flensburg “Old-timer Festival” with old yachts and the town festival “Tummelum”, which are well-known far beyond the town, the particular attraction is the “Dampf-Rundum”, a get-together for old steam-ships and steam engines.
www.flensburg.de /touristik/tor_zum_norden_en.html   (1112 words)

  
 Flensburg travel guide
Flensburg on the Baltic Sea is the northernmost town on the German mainland, right at the Danish border, and makes a nice stop on your way to or from Scandinavia.
Flensburg is a pleasant harbourtown of more than 700 years and about 85.000 inhabitants.
Flensburg's surroundings are lush and green, with quiet beaches and lots of possibilities for water sports (sailing is especially popular).
www.world66.com /europe/germany/schleswigholstein/flensburg   (206 words)

  
 Flensburg - Encyclopedia.com
87,990), Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany, on the Flensburg Fjord, an arm of the Baltic Sea, at the Danish border.
Flensburg was chartered in 1284 and acquired commercial importance in the 16th cent.
Flensburg is 80 miles almost due north of Hamburg, at the narrow...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Flensbur.html   (919 words)

  
 Flensburg - Definition, explanation
Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the North of the German state Schleswig-Holstein.
Flensburg lies at the innermost tip of the Flensburg Fjord, an estuary of the Baltic Sea.
Flensburg was founded in the 13th century at the innermost tip of the Flensburg Fjord and began to rise after the decline of the Hanseatic League.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fl/flensburg.php   (705 words)

  
 The history of Flensburg
Thus at the innermost point of the Flensburg Fjord, a trading settlement was established round the old chirch of St. John.
In the 16th century Flensburg grew into a rich and important trading town and, with 5,000 inhabitants and 200 ships, it was the largest trading centre of the Danish crown, larger and more important than either Hamburg or Copenhagen at the time.
Flensburg’s ships transported agricultural products there, loaded fish and fish oil for the Baltic Sea ports as far as St Petersburg and extended their trading partnerships to France and Spain.
www.flensburg.de /touristik/flbg_geschichte1_en.html   (896 words)

  
 Flensburg - MSN Encarta
Flensburg, city, northwestern Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein, a port on Flensburg Fjord (an arm of the Baltic Sea), at the Danish border.
In the city are large shipyards and industries producing processed food (especially sugar and smoked fish), rum, and paper.
During World War II, Flensburg was an important naval base and suffered much damage from Allied bombing.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761573177/Flensburg.html   (150 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Kiel Fjord, projecting from the bay to the south, is about 17 km long and 1 km wide at its narrowest point.
The border with Kiel Fjord is at Bülker lighthouse.
The once forested peninsula between Kiel Fjord and Eckernförde Bay formed the borderland between the Saxons and the Danes in the Middle Ages.
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 Flensburg pictures and videos on Webshots
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 Flensburg fjord between Denmark and Germany -- boot Trade Fair
From the mid-water of the Flensburg outer fjord westwards you head to Kragesand along the bluff tree-lined coast of the Skelde penninsular.
Further into the fjord you pass a very narrow passage and you are advised strongly to keep to the line of buoys.
Flensburg is the most northerly German city and does offer the whole gamut of facilities - wandering around the old town, strooling through the old courtyards you can take in all the glories of times gone by as well as shopping in the wonderfully individual shops.
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 ECMI - European Centre for Minority Issues
Thus a trading settlement arose around the oldest church in Flensburg, St. Johannis, in the innermost corner of the Flensburg Fjord.
The King of Denmark was ruler of Flensburg in his capacity as the elected Duke of Schleswig.
Flensburg was badly effected by Germany's defeat in World War I. The present-day border, determined by a referendum in 1920, resulted in North Schleswig going to Denmark and Flensburg becoming a border town.
www.ecmi.de /7/2004/10/06/Flensburg-a-city-with-a-story.php   (788 words)

  
 Water - Flensburg Harbour from Aboard the "Frieda" Traditional Ship - Michael Stoss - 227/265 - World Wide ...
Not too many years ago, Flensburg was a city in decline, presenting many of the old buildings in desperate condition.
The former superior medieval natural harbour at the end of the Flensburg fjord was left with small tax free shopping vessels, meant to trade outside the nearby german border at sea (- the "Butterschiffe", despite their popular name mostly selling cigarettes and whiskey, not butter).
Nevertheless Flensburg managed to turn its fate and in the course of only a few years, the harbour side and the whole town made it to my favourite under the german baltic towns (- as long as the town of Stralsund has to go the Flensburg way yet).
geoimages.berkeley.edu /wwp_rss/go/n1117   (262 words)

  
 Touristik -Startseite-
Es lohnt sich, in Flensburg zu leben, zu arbeiten und zu investieren.
Sie sind hier aufgewachsen, haben hier gearbeitet oder studiert und leben jetzt in einer anderen Stadt oder sogar in einem anderen Land.
Flensburg ist eine Stadt, die nicht nur schöne Fassaden hat, sondern auch viel Tiefgang: Theater und Kinos, Kneipen, Kabarett und Restaurants, Hochschulen, Schulen, und Museen, Kirchen und Moscheen, Spitzensport, Breitensport, Einkaufszentren, Einkaufsnischen - alles, was das Leben braucht.
www.flensburg.de /touristik/index.html   (461 words)

  
 Flensburg Hotels and Accommodation in Flensburg
Welcome to the Prodomo Hotel Flensburg - in the very north of Germany.We are the right place for you in Flensburg, just 2 min from the main shopping streets and in the heart of this old traditional 'Rum' city.
Flensburg is popular for the German and the Danish culture.
The Guest House Seewarte resides in 2 km distance to the beach and to Flensburg's city centre, thus it is centrally though idyllic and quiet located.
www.priceline.co.uk /pcln/location/en/germany/schleswig-holstein/ostsee/flensburg   (671 words)

  
 NERI, U of A - Selecting Special Areas of Conservation for harbour porpoises in Denmark
The Fjord is 35 km long and divided in Danish and German waters.
The choice of the fjord for this project is based on satellite tracking of harbour porpoises.
Results showed that harbour porpoises often were positioned in Flensburg Fjord, which makes the area interesting as a possible protected area.
www.dmu.dk /International/Animals+and+plants/Animals/Harbour+Porpoise/Protected+Areas/default.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic   (344 words)

  
 Vacation rental Flensburg, Vacation Apartment Flensburg, Flensburg Fjords (Schleswig-Flensburg) - Vacation Apartment ...
The modern holiday apartment is situated in the souterrain of a family home in a very quiet and peaceful sourrounding at the outscirts of Flensburg.
Flensburg is a city that has a lot to offer to its visitors and inhabitants.
The 34 kilometer long fjord is one of the most beautiful watersport areas in the Baltic Sea.
www.vacation-apartments.com /10550.htm   (330 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Flensburg
Kiel (the capital and chief port), Lübeck, Flensburg, and Neumünster are the major cities.
Flensburg, just north of Hamburg has a population...
A spokesman of the Flensburg fire department said the bodies of the...
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Until 2001, passing the border on this idyllic wooden bridge over the Krusau River was only allowed in the summer time, to enable the townspeople of Flensburg to visit their forest, which was located in Denmark.
In Flensburg the Border Route starts and ends at a wonderful place that is impossible to miss: The ‚Hafenspitze’ (top of the harbour).
Flensburg’s fleet once counted nearly 300 ships, which in the late 18th century freighted the semi-finished products tobacco, rum and cane sugar to Flensburg for further processing.
www.grenzroute.com /SEEEMS/5954.asp   (1372 words)

  
 Halifax III NP947 crashed in Flensburg Fjord 12/1-1945
His body was retrieved from the fjord by No. 612 Field Squadron, Royald Engineers on 25/9 and was laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery on 29/9 1945.
On the morning of 19/1 a group of Wehrmacht soldiers from Søgarrd collected the body and took it to Aabenraa where it was laid to rest in the cemetery on 20/1 1945.
Sgt John Pollard RAF was washed ashore near Sønderborg, Denmark, on the north side of Flensburg Fjord, on 3 November 1945, and was buried in Schleswig Military Cemetery.
www.flensted.eu.com /1945003.shtml   (850 words)

  
 Urania of Flensburg - Homepage of the Brodersen Family
Asmus (Rasmus) Brodersen (1783-1858), born in Haugaard, Rinkenis at the Flensburg Fjord, moved to Flensburg-St. Jürgen and was captain and shipowner for 20 years, followed by his sons Nis (1808-1864) and Behrend (1811-1867), who led the ship for 8 and 5 years until 1859.
The Urania was predominantly used as a freighter with a crew of 14 men under the Danish flag in the West Indian trade, which experienced its bloom time in Flensburg from 1814 to 1856 and justified the reputation as "rum town".
From Flensburg food, building materials and coke was brought to Christiansted on St. Croix in order to get predominantly sugar, rum, color woods and spices from there by bartering.
hjb-fl.homepage.t-online.de /home_e.htm   (909 words)

  
 Ringhotel Wassersleben - A home away from home cannot be more delightfully located than here on the Flensburg fjord.
Ringhotel Wassersleben - A home away from home cannot be more delightfully located than here on the Flensburg fjord.
A home away from home cannot be more delightfully located than here on the Flensburg fjord.
Reservations must be cancelled at least 1 day prior to arrival in order to avoid a cancellation penalty of 80% of the first night.
www.online-hotel-bookings.net /hotelpages/germany/73907_ringhotel_wassersleben.htm   (126 words)

  
 Flensburg Tourismus: With Overnight
Flensburg has a lot to offer — join us on an expedition that will lead you not only to the tourist features and the historic „City of Rum“, but also to the seaport’s romantic corners and dens.
Because even in Flensburg there are hills and mountains, from which you can enjoy a splendid view of the Fjord and the surrounding countryside.
Visit Flensburg and enjoy a brief but sweet holiday between the Baltic and the North Sea, between Germany and Denmark.
www.flensburg-tourismus.de /mituebernachtung.html?&L=1   (624 words)

  
 Lærkelunden - Stedet du ikke vil væk fra igen
Frueskov Lystfiskersø is situated in a scenic and peaceful area close to forest and beach (Flensburg Fjord).
One is a children’s lake with a depth of 1.5-4 metres; the other has a depth of 4.5-6 metres.
It’s a good idea to use the fjord crossing from Kollund for a shopping trip to Flensburg, avoiding problems with parking, and it’s also a special experience to see Flensburg from the sea.
www.laerkelunden.dk /page.asp?sideid=38&zcs=3   (705 words)

  
 Germany-Flensburg
Oluf Samson street in the central part of Flensburg
The famous Campus Halle in the university area of Flensburg
The Naval Academy - Sonwik - Flensburg South
www.hulegaard.dk /germany_flensburg.htm   (48 words)

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