Angeln

Angeln (Danish: Angel) is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, protruding into the Baltic Sea. It is separated from the peninsula of Schwansen by the Schlei inlet, and from the Danish island of Als by the Flensburger F?rde ("firth of Flensburg"). The region is believed by many to be the area the Angles left when migrating to Britain in the 5th-6th centuries. The word in itself means "hook", e.g. as in angling for fish. England and the English language takes its name from the Angles, and thus ultimately from the Angeln peninsula.

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Danish: Danish may refer to:...

Baltic Sea: The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the ?resund, the Great Belt and the Little Belt. Kattegat then continues in the Skagerr...

Schwansen: Schwansen (Danish: Svans) is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, protruding into the Baltic Sea. It is located between the Eckernf?rder Bucht ("bay of Eckernf?rde") in the south and the Schlei inlet in the north....