Sleswick-Holstein

Sleswick-Holstein is a state of Germany. It is the northernmost state, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Kiel is Its capital city. Other important cities are Lübeck, Flensburg and Neumünster. Various canals cross the country, the most important waterway being the Kiel Canal which connects the North Sea and Baltic Sea, bearing to the coast the export produce - corn and cattle; the land is highly cultivated, and fishing is an important industry on the Baltic coast.

History

Formerly, it was a province of North Prussia, stretching up to Denmark, between the North Sea and the Baltic.Flensburg, the chief seaport, and Sleswick, the capital, are both situated on inlets of the Baltic; the latter lies 28 m. NW. of Kiel, consists of a single street 3½ m. long, and possesses a fine Gothic cathedral with a fine altar-piece, &c., the sections representing the history of the Passion of Christ.

After World War II, the Prussian province Schleswig-Holstein came under British occupation. On 23 August 1946, the military government abolished the province and reconstituted it as a separate Land.