Place details
Place nameSchleswig-Holstein
Other namesSchleswig Holstein
CountryDeutschland
Latitude53.75
Longitude10
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Primarily comprises historic Holstein & Schleswig regions; Denmark's annexation of Schleswig brought them to war with Austria & Prussia in 1863; Schleswig-Holstein was annexed to Prussia in 1866, but N Schleswig went back to Denmark in 1920.