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Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Field	Value
name	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
state	Schleswig-Holstein
image_coa	DEU Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde COA.svg
image_flag	Flagge Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde.svg
capital	Rendsburg
area	2185
Kreisschlüssel	01058
district_admin	Rolf-Oliver Schwemer
carsign	RD
url	kreis-rendsburg-eckernfoerde.de
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Rendsburg-Eckernförde (; ) 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.

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 one of the largest districts in the whole of Germany.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

two lions (blue on yellow) from the arms of the Duchy of Schleswig
a nettle leaf (white on red) from the arms of Holstein

Towns and municipalities

Independent towns
and municipalities

Ämter
1seat of the Amt;2town

References

Wikipedia Source

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