Schleswig

Schleswig is in Schleswig-Holstein.

Understand

One of the northernmost cities in Germany, Schleswig was part of the Duchy of Schleswig that was ruled by the Danish king until the 1864 German-Danish war in which Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, annexing Schleswig and Holstein. A dispute over the administration of those two territories would trigger the 1866 Prussian-Austrian war and in 1870/71 Prussia would lead the German states (sans Austria) into a war against France leading to the first unified German state under Prussian leadership. The region around the city of Schleswig was a major centre during the Viking Age. The original viking settlement Hedeby and the Dannevirke defensive wall are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Get in

By train

• 🌍 Schleswig station. Regional trains on the line Hamburg-Flensburg and on the line Husum-Kiel  

By car

Autobahn A7 between Hamburg and Flensburg passes next to the city.

Get around

See

Hedeby

• 🌍 Hedeby (Haithabu). The remains of an ancient Viking settlement, which is now considered the most important archaeological site of Schleswig-Holstein. There is a museum and reconstructed houses where you can learn about the history of Hedeby and the everyday life of the Vikings. (updated Jul 2018)
• 🌍 Danevirke. Literally meaning the Earthworks of the Danes, the first of these walls were constructed already around 500 AD as a protective wall against the south. A few centuries later, it was expanded by the Vikings into a system of trenches and walls. Interestingly, the Danevirke was used in the war against Prussia in 1864 when the Danes lost the area. (updated Jul 2018)
• 🌍 Schleswig Cathedral (St. Peter). (updated Jul 2018)
• 🌍 Gottorf Castle. Houses two museums these days (updated Jul 2018)

Do

Buy

Eat

• 🌍 Happy Rancho, Lange Straße 5, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. A steak house (updated Jul 2018)

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Hotel Alter Kreisbahnhof, Königstraße 9, ☎ [phone]. single from 74€, double from 83€. (updated Jul 2018)

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