Ostholstein

Statistics
State:	Schleswig-Holstein
Capital:	Eutin
Area:	1391 km²
Inhabitants:	204,100 (2002)
pop. density:	147 inh./km²
Car identification:	OH
Homepage:	http://www.kreis-oh.de
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Ostholstein is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Stormarn, Segeberg and Plön, the Baltic Sea and the city of Lübeck. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Eutin Eutin is the district capital of Ostholstein located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Map of Schleswig-Holstein highlighting the district Ostholstein Based on the templates at Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates File links The following pages link to this file: Ostholstein Categories: GFDL images ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... Stormarn is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Segeberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Plön is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of east and central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 214. ...

History

The district was established in 1970 by merging the former districts of Eutin and Oldenburg. These parts have different histories. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Eutin was ruled by Lübeck. In 1803 it became an exclave of the duchy of Oldenburg (which confusingly has nothing to do with the Holsteinian city of Oldenburg). In 1937 it was moved to Prussia and became the Prussian district of Eutin. This page is about Oldenburg in the German state of Lower Saxony. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia ( German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and...

The region of Oldenburg was a part of the duchy of Holstein. In 1864 Holstein became subordinate to Prussia, which soon afterwards established the district of Oldenburg. Holstein also refers to a breed of cattle. ...

Geography

The district consists of the Wagrien peninsula between the Bay of Lübeck and the Bay of Kiel, the island of Fehmarn, the eastern part of the region called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) and the northern suburbs of Lübeck. Bay of Lubeck (German: Lübecker Bucht; Polish: Zatoka Lubecka) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of German lands of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein. ... Bay of Kiel (German: Kieler Bucht; Polish: Zatoka Kilońska) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of German land Schleswig-Holstein and the islands of Denmark. ... Fehmarn is an island and - since 2003 - a town on this island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 214. ...

Holsatian Switzerland is an area full of lakes and woody hills, which is shared with the adjoining district of Plön. The Bungsberg, though only 168 m in height, is the highest elevation in Schleswig-Holstein. The island of Fehmarn is the third largest island of Germany. Since 1963 it has been connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge. Plön is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... Golden Gate Bridge, California, USA A suspension bridge is a bridge that consists of two multiple column pillars (or pylons), one on either end of the central span, with two or more cables slung between them. ...

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: a cross from the arms of the bishopric of Lübeck; this bishopric existed until 1535 and owned large possessions in the region a tower from the city arms of Oldenburg

District of Ostholstein, coat of arms (from German Wikipedia) File links The following pages link to this file: Ostholstein Categories: GFDL images ...

Towns and municipalities

An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ... Map of Germany showing Eutin Eutin is the district capital of Ostholstein located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. ... Fehmarn is an island and - since 2003 - a town on this island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... This page is about Oldenburg in German Holstein. ...

External links

• Official website (http://www.kreis-oh.de/) (German)

Rural and urban districts in the Schleswig-Holstein flag of Schleswig-Holstein This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ...

Dithmarschen | Lauenburg | Flensburg | Kiel | Lübeck | Neumünster | Nordfriesland | Ostholstein | Pinneberg | Plön | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | Schleswig-Flensburg | Segeberg | Steinburg | Stormarn Dithmarschen is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Lauenburg (in full Herzogtum Lauenburg, =duchy of Lauenburg) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 56. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 214. ... Neumünster is one of four independent towns in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Nordfriesland (literally Northern Frisia) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Pinneberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Plön is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Rendsburg-Eckernförde is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Schleswig-Flensburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Segeberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Steinburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Stormarn is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... edit  (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Germany_districts_schleswig-holstein&action=edit)