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Schlei

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Schlei in the village of Holm, Schleswig
Bilingual map of the Schlei (German and Danish placenames)
Schlei nature park

The Schlei (German: [ʃlaɪ] ⓘ; Danish: Slien or Slesvig Fjord[1]) is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It stretches for approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the Baltic near Kappeln and Arnis to the city of Schleswig. Along the Schlei are many small bays and swamps. It separates the Angeln peninsula to the north from the Schwansen peninsula to the south.

The important Viking settlement of Hedeby was located at the head of the firth (fjord), but was later abandoned in favor of the city of Schleswig. A museum has been built on the site, telling the story of the abandoned town.

Etymology

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The Schlei's name was once presumably Angel,[2]: 127  later giving its name to the region Angeln. This name derives from the Norse word angr ("narrow"). Angel therefore meant "narrow fjord", which fits the long and narrow Schlei well.

The current name is thought to have been used only for the inner Schlei (the rivers now known in Danish as the Store Bredning and Lille Bredning and in German as the Große Breite and Kleine Breite, near the city of Schleswig). The word is thought to be connected with the Danish word slæ ("reeds, water plants").[2]: 575 

Notes

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  1. ^ e.g. in: Adolph Frederik Bergsøe: Den danske stats statistik, Kjøbenhavn 1844, p. 156
  2. ^ a b Wolfgang Laur: Historisches Ortsnamenlexikon von Schleswig-Holstein, 2nd edition, Neumünster 1992.

54°35′N 9°50′E / 54.59°N 9.83°E / 54.59; 9.83


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