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Kiel
Aerial view o the ceety centre
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Kiel
Coordinates:
54°19′31″N
10°8′26″E
54.32528°N 10.14056°E
54.32528; 10.14056
Coordinates
54°19′31″N
10°8′26″E
54.32528°N 10.14056°E
54.32528; 10.14056
Kintra
Germany
State
Schleswig-Holstein
Destrict
Urban destrict
Subdivisions
18 destricts
Govrenment
Laird Mayor
Ulf Kämpfer
SPD
Governing parties
SPD
Greens
Area
Total
118.6
km
(45.8
sq
mi)
Elevation
m (16
ft)
Population
(2021-12-31)
Total
246,243
Density
2,100/km
(5,400/sq
mi)
Time zone
CET
CEST
(UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
24103–24159
Diallin codes
0431
Vehicle registration
KI
Website
www.kiel.de
Kiel
German pronunciation:
[ˈkiːl]
listen
) is the
caipital
an maist populous ceety in the northren
German
state o
Schleswig-Holstein
, wi a population o ower 237,000 (2009).
Kiel is approximately
90 kilometre (56
mi)
north o
Hamburg
. Due tae its geographic location in the north o Germany, the sootheast o the
Jutland
peninsula, an the soothwastren shore o the
Baltic Sea
, Kiel haes become ane o the major maritime centres o Germany. For instance, the ceety is kent for a variety o internaitional
sailin
events, includin the annual
Kiel Week
, which is the biggest sailin event in the warld. The Olympic sailin competitions o the
1936
an the
1972 Simmer Olympics
wur held in Kiel.
Kiel haes an aa been ane o the traditional hames o the
German Navy
's
Baltic
fleet, an continues tae be a major heich-tech
shipbiggin
centre. Kiel is an important sea transport hub, thanks tae its location at the
Kiel Fjord
Kieler Förde
) an the busiest artificial waterway in the warld,
Kiel Canal
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal
). A nummer o passenger ferries tae
Swaden
Norrowey
an ither kintras operate frae here. Moreower, the day Kiel harbour is an important port o caw for
cruise ships
tourin the Baltic Sea.
In 2005 Kiel's
GDP
per capita wis
35,618, well abuin
Germany
's naitional average, an 159% o the
European Union
's average.
Athin Germany an pairts o Europe, the ceety is kent for its leadin
handbaw
team,
THW Kiel
. The ceety is hame tae the
University o Kiel
(established in 1665).
Sister touns
eedit
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Kiel is
twinned
wi:
Brest
Fraunce
(1964)
Coventry
Unitit Kinrick
(1967)
Vaasa
Finland
(1967)
Gdynia
Poland
(1985)
Tallinn
Estonie
(1986)
Stralsund
Germany
(1987)
Kaliningrad
Roushie
(1992)
Sovetsk
Roushie
(1992)
References
eedit
edit soorce
"Oberbürgermeister Dr. Ulf Kämpfer"
. Archived frae
the original
on 20 Februar 2015
. Retrieved
30 October
2014
"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2021"
(XLS)
(in German).
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein
"General Information"
Kieler Woche
. Archived frae
the original
on 30 December 2005
. Retrieved
13 Mairch
2006
"GDP per person 2005 in Euro"
. Archived frae
the original
on 27 December 2008
. Retrieved
1 Januar
2011
www.kiel.de
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