Rendsburg

Rendsburg
Town
Aerial view of the town
Coat of arms
Location of Rendsburg within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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Coordinates: 54°18′N 9°40′E / 54.300°N 9.667°E / 54.300; 9.667
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Government
• Mayor	Janet Sönnichsen (Ind.)
Area
• Total	23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	29,743
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24768
Dialling codes	04331
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.rendsburg.de

Rendsburg (Danish: Rendsborg, also Rensborg, Low German: Rendsborg, also Rensborg) is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. As of 2006^[update], it had a population of 28,476.