Eckernförde

Eckernförde (Danish: Egernførde, sometimes also Egernfjord, Low German: Eckernför, sometimes also Eckernföör) is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The population was about 23,000 in 2023.

Eckernförde
Town
Coat of arms of Eckernförde
Coat of arms
Location of Eckernförde within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Eckernförde is located in Germany
Eckernförde
Eckernförde
Eckernförde is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Eckernförde
Eckernförde
Coordinates: 54°28′27″N 9°50′16″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde
Government
 • MayorJörg Sibbel
Area
 • Total17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Highest elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total21,637
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24340
Dialling codes04351
Vehicle registrationRD
Websitewww.eckernfoerde.de

All 24 German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde.

Eckernförde is a well-known touristic centre in Northern Germany.

History
  • In 1302 Eckernförde is first mentioned as a city.
  • The Count Saint-Germain is supposed to be buried in Eckernförde near the St.-Nicolai-Church. His grave was destroyed by the great storm tide on 13 November 1872.

Twin towns

References
  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

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