Rendsburg-Eckernförde
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 Map of Schleswig-Holstein highlighting the district Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
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| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| County seat | Rendsburg |
| Area | 2185 km² |
| Population | 273,130 (2004) |
| Pop. density | 125 inh./km² |
| Car identification | RD |
| Web page | kreis-rendsburg-eckernfoerde.de |
Rendsburg-Eckernförde (Danish: Rendsborg-Egernførde) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Kiel, the district of Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Segeberg, Steinburg, Dithmarschen and Schleswig-Flensburg, and the Baltic Sea.
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[edit] History
In 1867 the Prussian administration established twenty districts in its province Schleswig-Holstein, among them the districts of Rendsburg and Eckernförde. The present district was established in 1970 by merging the precursor districts. Rendsburg was part of Denmark till the Prussian Danish war of course Prussia won and Rendsburg became part of it.In the years Prussia became part of Germany and Rendsburg also.
[edit] Geography
The district is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea, roughly between the cities of Schleswig and Kiel. A large portion of the Kiel Canal passes through Rendsburg-Eckernförde.
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- Official website (German)
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Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany |
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Flensburg | Kiel | Lübeck | Neumünster |
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Rural |
Dithmarschen | Lauenburg | Nordfriesland | Ostholstein | Pinneberg | Plön | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
