Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein

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Schleswig Slesvig (Danish)
Town
St. Peter's Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schleswig within Schleswig-Flensburg district
Schleswig Show map of Germany Schleswig Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°31′07″N 9°33′55″E / 54.51861°N 9.56528°E / 54.51861; 9.56528
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Schleswig-Flensburg
Government
• Mayor	Stephan Dose
Area
• Total	24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	25,832
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24837
Dialling codes	04621
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	www.schleswig.de

Schleswig (UK: /ˈʃlɛsvɪɡ/, US: /-wɪɡ, -wɪk, -vɪk, ˈʃleɪsvɪk/,^[2][3][4][5] German: [ˈʃleːsvɪç] ^ⓘ; Danish: Slesvig; South Jutlandic: Sljasvig; Low German: Sleswig) is a town in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) Schleswig-Flensburg. It has a population of about 27,000, the main industries being leather and food processing. It takes its name from the Schlei (Slien), an inlet of the Baltic Sea at the end of which it sits, and vik or vig which means "bay" in Old Norse and Danish. Schleswig or Slesvig therefore means "bay of the Schlei".