Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Infobox German district noregbez
name=Rendsburg-Eckernförde
state=Schleswig-Holstein
capital=Rendsburg
area=2185
population=273,130
population_as_of=2004
density=125
carsign=RD
url= [http://www.kreis-rendsburg-eckernfoerde.de kreis-rendsburg-eckernfoerde.de]

Rendsburg-Eckernförde ( _da. Rendsborg-Egernførde) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Kiel, the district of Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Segeberg, Steinburg, Dithmarschen and Schleswig-Flensburg, and the Baltic Sea.

History

In 1867 the Prussian administration established twenty districts in its province of Schleswig-Holstein, among them the districts of Rendsburg and Eckernförde. The present district was established in 1970 by merging the former districts.Rendsburg was part of Denmark till the Prussian-Danish war. Prussia won and Rendsburg became part of it. In the years following Prussia became part of Germany and Rendsburg also.

Geography

The district is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea, roughly between the cities of Schleswig and Kiel. A large portion of the Kiel Canal passes through Rendsburg-Eckernförde.It is the largest district in whole Germany.

Coat of arms

External links

* [http://www.kreis-rendsburg-eckernfoerde.de/ Official website] (German)