Eckernförde is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The population is about 23,000. A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Rendsburg-Eckernförde is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ...

All 24 German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde. USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ...

Eckernförde is a well-known touristic centre in Northern Germany. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

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.

Events July 11 - Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch), major victory of Flanders over the French occupier. ... The Count of St Germain († February 27, 1784) was a courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer, and generally mysterious gentleman; he also had at least pretensions of alchemy. ... A storm tide is a tide with a high flood period caused by a storm. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Twin towns

• Macclesfield, Great Britain (since 1953)
• Hässleholm, Sweden (since 1958)
• Tanga, Tanzania (since 1963)
• Nakskov, Denmark (since 1969)
• Brzeg, Poland (since 1989)
• Bützow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (since 1990)

Location within the British Isles. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hässleholm is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other meanings, see Tanga (Portugal), Tanga (clothing) and Tanga (Movie). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nakskov is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of Storstrøm. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Brzeg is a town in south-western Poland with 39,900 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Opole Voivodship. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official homepage of Eckernförde (German) (http://www.eckernfoerde.de/)
• Official tourist information (German) (http://www.ostseebad-eckernfoerde.de/)
• Eckernförder Zeitung (local newspaper, German) (http://www.eckernfoerder-zeitung.de/)