Gelting
Gelting is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea, approx. 33 km northeast of Schleswig, and 30 km east of Flensburg.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gelting within Schleswig-Flensburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°45′N 9°54′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Schleswig-Flensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Geltinger Bucht |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Boris Kratz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,992 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 24395 |
| Dialling codes | 04643 |
| Vehicle registration | SL |
| Website | www.gelting.de |
Gelting is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Geltinger Bucht.
Shield or Coat of Arms
St. Katharinen in Gelting, Schleswig Holstein
Heraldic Description:: „The coat of arms is blue under a radiant golden half sun a golden plow with a silver ploughshare.“[2]
Gelting Personalities
- Detlev von Ahlefeldt (1612–1686), Military officer, War Commissioner for the Danish King
- Seneca Freiherr von Gelting (1715-1786), regional landowner
- Hermann Bendix Todsen (1864–1946), Mayor of Flensburg
- Herbert Kortum (1907–1979), Scientist; computer scientist and DDR computer pioneer
- Vera Dietz Motika(1936- ) singer and performer; emigrated to Columbus, Ohio, USA. By the act of emigration, she gave up all chance to obtain a European title.
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- Collection of images of the area
- Official website
- Material of the Gelting regions in der in the collections at the regional library in Berlin (PDF; 275 kB)
References
- "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
- Kommunale Wappenrolle Schleswig-Holstein
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