Flensburg

For the short-lived May 1945 Nazi government led by Karl D?nitz see Flensburg government.

Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the North of the German state Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region S?dschleswig. After Kiel and L?beck it is the third largest town in Schleswig-Holstein.

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The nearest larger towns are Kiel (68 km south) and Odense in Denmark (92 km north-east).

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In Germany, Flensburg is known for

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the nation-wide database of traffic violators
the large erotic mail-order companies Beate Uhse and Orion
its beer Flensburger Pilsener
the center of the Danish national minority in Germany
the greeting Moin
its handball team SG Flensburg-Handewitt

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►	Introduction
►	Geography
►	History
►	Danish minority
►	External links

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Kiel (2) - S?dschleswig (1) - Odense (1) - L?beck (1) - Schleswig-Holstein (1) - Frisian (1) - Danish (1) - German state (1) - Independent town (1) -

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