Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Image: Kiel Luftaufnahme 02
Image: Ayuntamiento, Kiel, Alemania, 2019 09 10, DD 96 98 HDR
Image: Schifffahrtsmuseum Kiel 2014
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Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck and Flensburg. It covers an area of 15,763 km2 (6,086 sq mi), making it the 5th smallest German federal state by area.
A German postage stamp conmemorating the Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations
Geest (Island Sylt)
Seestermüher Marsh
Eckernförde Bay