Flensburg Fjord

Flensburg Fjord seen from the German side with Denmark in the background.

Flensburg Fjord, alternatively Firth of Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg Fjord, German: Flensburger Förde), is a 50 km long estuary of the Baltic. The southern shores are German; the northern shores are Danish. Therefore the fjord, or firth, is part of the border between Germany and Denmark. Image File history File links Flensburgerfoerde. ... Image File history File links Flensburgerfoerde. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 278 KB)Flensborg Fjord at Bockholmwik, South Slesvig. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 278 KB)Flensborg Fjord at Bockholmwik, South Slesvig. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ... Sognefjorden, Norway A fjord (sometimes written fiord, notably in New Zealand English) is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. ... Firth is the Scots word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. ...

On the Danish side lies the island of Als with the town of Sønderborg. Towards the west, continuing on the Danish side are Broager, Egemsund, Gråsten, Rinkenæs, and Kollund. Augustenborg Castle on the island of Als, Denmark. ... Sønderborg coat-of-arms Sønderborg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark. ... Broager is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... GrÃ¥sten is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ...

At the inner side is the town of Flensburg, at the eastern shore the town of Glücksburg. satellite image. Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the North of the German state Schleswig-Holstein. ... Glücksburg (Danish: Lyksborg) is a small town on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, Germany, Baltic Sea. ...

It is one of the most famous sailing areas of Northern Europe.