Territory
Schleswig-Holstein, in its present boundaries, covers an area of 15 700
sq.km.
The parts that were given to Denmark in 1920 were about 4 000 sq.km in size.
Comparison (1 sq.mile = 2.6 sq.km, 20 000 sq.km = 7 692 sq.miles):
Connecticut 13 000 sq.km, New Jersey 20 300 sq.km, Nebraska 200 000 sq.km.
For the year 1987,
the census lists 2 550 000 persons as living in Schleswig-Holstein.
The Duchy Holstein
has always been the part of Schleswig-Holstein that held a German population,
whereas the Duchy Schleswig was always home for a mix of Danish and German
inhabitants,
and the further north one got, the more the majority swayed in favor of
the Danish people.
Prussian - German:
the Prussians were Germans, of course, but Germany as a nation
(The "German Reich", "Deutsches Reich") came into
existence only in 1871. Prussia was a kingdom then. One of several. In
1867, most of the places, areas, and islands named below were incorporated
into the Kingdom Prussia, as the province "Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia".
| Alsen,
Als |
Island in the Baltic
Sea, 316 sq.km. 1326/1435: Duchy Schleswig.
1867: Prussia.1871: Germany. 1920: Denmark. |
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| Altona |
Free town in Holstein, in Danish times Denmark's southern capital.
1867: Prussia. 1871: Germany. 1937: integrated into Hamburg. |
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| Amrum |
Island in the North Sea, 20 sq.km. Danish. 1864: Duchy Schleswig
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1867: Prussia. 1871: Germany. |
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| Angeln, Anglia |
Roughly the area between the Baltic Sea coast and the towns Flensburg,
Schleswig and Kappeln, to draw a line. Part of the former Duchy Schleswig.
With a mixture of Danish and German population, formerly. Very rural area,
and once a stronghold of serfdom. Also origin of the Anglians (Anglo-Saxons)
who, in the fifth century, settled in England ( = "Angel-land"). |
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| Ärröe, Aerø |
Island in the Baltic Sea, 86 sq.km. Duchy Schleswig. 1864: Denmark. |
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| Dithmarschen |
Part of the Duchy Holstein. 1 360 sq.km. Bordered by the North Sea coast
in the west, the Elbe-River estuary in the south, the Eider-River in the
north, and roughly the Kiel-Canal in the east. Major towns: Meldorf, Heide,
Marne. |
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| Eiderstedt |
Peninsula stretching into the North Sea. Towns: Tönning and Garding |
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| Fehmarn |
Island in the Baltic Sea, 185 sq.km. 1435: Duchy Schleswig.
1867: Prussia.
1871: Germany. |
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| Föhr |
Island in the North Sea, 82 sq.km. The western half was Danish until 1864
(Westerland-Föhr), the eastern half part of the Duchy Schleswig.
1864: Duchy Schleswig. 1867: Prussia. 1871: Germany |
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| Geesthacht |
A town that was formerly part of Hamburg. 1937: Schleswig-Holstein. |
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| Helgoland, Heligoland |
Tiny island in the North Sea, less than 1 sq.km
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1358: Duchy Schleswig.1714: Danish. 1807: English. 1891: Germany.
We swapped it for Zanzibar ! |
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| Lauenburg |
Duchy. Germany (1705 - 1803 Hannover). 1815: Duchy under the Danish Crown.
1867: Prussia. 1876: Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany |
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| Lübeck |
Free town and duchy. Germany. 1937 part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. |
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| Nordstrand |
Island in the North Sea, 48 sq.km. Duchy Schleswig.
1867: Prussia. 1871: Germany.
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| Pellworm |
Island in the North Sea, 36 sq.km. Duchy Schleswig.
1867: Prussia. 1871: Germany. |
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| The Probstei |
A small area east of Kiel, and 10 miles north of Preetz. Duchy Holstein.
Parishes: Schönberg
and Probsteierhagen. Villages: Laboe, Stein, Wentorf, Barsbek, Wisch,
Lutterbek, Brodersdorf, Prasdorf, Passade, Fiefbergen, Krokau, Stakendorf,
Krummbek, Gödersdorf, Bendfeld, and Höhndorf.
Predominant names there: Schneekloth, Stoltenberg, Wiese, Lamp, Muhs,
Arp, Lage, Finck, Göttsch, Sindt, Sinjen, Stuhr, Untiedt, Vöge,
Ewoldt, Puck, Klindt, Stelck and Steffen, to name a few.
Many emigrants have their roots in this area. |
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| Röm, Rømø |
Island in the North Sea, abt. 70 sq.km. The southern half was Danish until
1864, the northern half part of the Duchy Schleswig.1864: Duchy Schleswig.
1867: Prussia. 1871: Germany. 1920: Denmark. |
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| Sylt |
Island in the North Sea, 94 sq.km. The northern tip was Danish until 1864,
the rest of it part of the Duchy Schleswig.
1864: Duchy Schleswig. 1867: Prussia. 1871: Germany. |
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| Hamburg |
Never part of Schleswig-Holstein, but in 1937, the following towns and
villages were shifted from Schleswig-Holstein into the municipality of
Hamburg: Altona, Wandsbek, Billstedt, and Rahlstedt. And: Ottensen, Bahrenfeld,
Oevelgönne, Othmarschen, Blankenese, Gross Flottbek, Klein Flottbek,
Lurup, Eidelstedt, Dockenhuden, Nienstedten, Osdorf, Rissen, Sülldorf,
Langenfelde, Marienthal, Hinschenfelde, Jenfeld, Tonndorf-Lohe, Lokstedt,
Schnelsen, Niendorf, Bergstedt, Oejendorf, Kirch Steinbek, Schiffbek,
Duvenstedt, Bramfeld, Hummelsbüttel, Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, Lohbrügge,
Boberg, Sande, Poppenbüttel, Meiendorf, Oldenfelde, Sasel, Steilshoop,
and Wellingsbüttel. Some of these places
had previously been incorporated into bigger ones, or they had merged
with others, and they came to Hamburg as parts of bigger units |
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