Flensburg

Flensburg, Germany
Town
Flensburg Harbour in 2012
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Flensburg, Germany
Flensburg, Germany Flensburg, Germany
Coordinates:54°46′55″N09°26′12″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Urban district
Subdivisions	13Stadtbezirke
Government
•Lord mayor	Simone Lange(SPD)
Area
• Total	56.38 km2(21.77 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	89,934
• Density	1,600/km2(4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes	24901–24944
Dialling codes	0461
Vehicle registration	FL
Website	www.flensburg.de

Flensburg(DanishandLow Saxon:Flensborg,Frisian:Flensburch,North Frisian:Flansborj) is a city inGermany.It is next to the border withDenmark.About 90,164 people live in Flensburg. The city has auniversity.A very well known part of Flensburg isMürwik.There lies a small navy harbour. Flensburg lives on tourism, students and the German navy forces.

History

There was a first settlement about 1200 A.D., which became a city in 1284. In the followingcentury,Flensburg became theeconomiccentre of theDuchyofSchleswig.In 1409 there were battles between people of the Duchy ofHolsteinand theDanishcrown about the control of Schleswig. In 1412 and 1500 there were badplaguesin Flensburg. In 1485, there was a big fire in the city.

Between 1460 and 1864 Flensburg was the second most importantharbourin Denmark afterCopenhagen.Since the 16th century Flensburg was an important place for trade. Flensburg became part ofPrussiain 1864, after theDanish-Prussian War.

In 1920, there was anelectionin 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.

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  Flensburg (2005)
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  Nordertor
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  Marineschule Mürwik
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  Mürwiker Wasserturm
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  Alexandra
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  KBA inMürwik

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