Flensburg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Flensburg, Germany
Flensburg Harbour in 2012
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Urban district
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	92,550
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24901–24944
Dialling codes	0461
Vehicle registration	FL
Website	www.flensburg.de

Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is a city in Germany, next to the border to Denmark. There are about 84,000 people living in Flensburg. The city has a university. A very well known part of Flensburg is Mürwik. There lies a small marine harbour. Flensburg lives on tourism, students and the German marine forces.

History

There was a first settlement about 1200 A.D., which became a city in 1284. In the following century, Flensburg became the economic centre of the Duchy of Schleswig. In 1409 there were battles between people of the Duchy of Holstein and the Danish crown about the control of Schleswig. In 1412 and 1500 there were bad plagues in Flensburg. In 1485, there was a big fire in the city.

Between 1460 and 1864 Flensburg was the second most important harbour in Denmark after Copenhagen. Since the 16th century Flensburg was an important place for trade. Flensburg became part of Prussia in 1864, after the Danish-Prussian War.

In 1920, there was an election in 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 in Mürwik

Images for kids

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  Harbour of Flensburg, western shore, with the church "Sankt Marien" (Saint Mary)

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  Communities and neighbouring municipalities of Flensburg

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  The town charter of Flensburg (1284)

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  The Nordertor, a town gate, in winter

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  Flensburg, early 17th century

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  The Sportschool in Mürwik, at the Naval Academy Mürwik, where the seat of the Flensburg Government was found in 1945. (photo 2014)

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  Oluf Samson Gang in the oldest part of the town with the Danish Library in the background

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  The Naval Academy at Mürwik, a late castle building which is still in use

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  The Gorch Fock on the port of the Naval Academy at Mürwik

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  Nordermarkt; also visible is Große Straße

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  Harbour of Flensburg at dawn

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  Steamer Alexandra

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  Beate Uhse, 1971

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  Isted (Flensburg) Lion

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  Caius Gabriel Cibber

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  Dieter Thomas Heck

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  Hugo Eckener, 1930

See also

In Spanish: Flensburgo para niños