Holsteinische Schweiz (Photo: Tourismus-Service Malente)
The duchy of Holstein is situated to the south from Schleswig and closely сonnected with it. In spite of the Danish supremacy (for some time the duchy was still a part of the German empire) the relations with the northern neighboring country were not as narrow as with Schleswig. Only since the affiliation to Prussia (1864) and later to the German empire Kiel has developed into the principal place and to the today's capital of Schleswig-Holstein.
The part of Holstein close to Baltic Sea begins in the mouth of the Kiel Canal and ends immediately to the east of Lübeck and the estuary of the Trave River. Half way between Lübeck and Kiel the Holsteinische Schweiz stretches not far from the Baltic Sea coast. The hilly country was mostly formed after the last ice age and is characterized by the numerous lakes. The most part of the region is the nature park Holsteinische Schweiz. The coast of Holstein is one of those places which are visited with great pleasure.
In addition, in the triangle of Kiel-Lübeck-Fehmarn there are a lot of places of interest which highly recommended for visiting.
Photo: Tourisus Service Malente
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Kiel is located in the Kiel Firth, a 17-km. melt water channel which goes over in the Kiel bay. After the getting the city right in 1242 the city...
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At the eastern part of Kiel Firth is located the seaside health resort of Laboe. The former Slavic fishing village was firstly mentioned in the...
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Schönberg is located in the Kiel bay. Its monumental center can offer a large number of shops as well as organizing your leisure. In addition...
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The 800 year old Lütjenburg is located in a picturesque place near the Holsteinische Schweiz together with the seaside health resort of...
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The seaside health resort of Weißenhäuser Strand is located on the south coast of the Hohwacht bay, a part of the Kiel bay. It differs...
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At the end of the A 1 motorway in the "Vogelfluglinie" direction (a flight of the bird route) to the island of Fehmarn and Denmark is...
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The seaside health resort of Heiligenhafen is located to the North of the island of Fehmarn. It was founded more than 700 years ago, 150 of which...
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Since 2003 all municipalities of the island are united together and form a city of Fehmarn. The largest settlement here is the seaside health...
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The present seaside health resort of Dahme has developed from the old local settlement in both directions along the coast and today it presents a...
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It was the big Baltic flood of 1872 which changed the fishing village of Kellenhusen to the seaside resort of Kellenhusen. The partially flooded...
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The seaside health resort of Grömitz is considered to be one of the oldest health resorts on the Baltic Sea. Its history as a seaside resort...
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Neustadt in Holstein with its medieval center and industrial harbor is the biggest one in the Lübeck bay. Together with the private yacht...
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Plön is a small town in the Holsteinische Schweiz with the population of about 13.000 inhabitants that was named after the former Slavic...
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The first settlement between the Kellersee and Dieksee in the Holsteinische Schweiz was founded in the 12th century by Heinrich the Lion. The...
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Eutin is located in the area with magnificent sea and hilly scenery of the Holsteinische Schweiz. The originally Slavic town received its city...
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As “Siegesburg” in the 12th century, the present Bad Segeberg stands on the 91-meter-high lime mountain. The aerial health resort of...
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In the most western corner or also in the heart of the Lübeck bay is located the seaside health resort of Scharbeutz with the village of...
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Timmendorfer Strand & Niendorf
The seaside health resort of Timmendorfer Strand is considered to be a fashionable bathing resort in the southwest part of the Lübeck bay....
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This Hanseatic town was founded in the 12th century. Since then Lübeck had developed up to the late Middle Ages into the second largest city...
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Soon after the foundation in 1187 the present seaside health resort of Travemünde passed over into the possession of Lübeck and was...
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