Province of Schleswig-Holstein

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Province of Schleswig-Holstein Provinz Schleswig-Holstein (German)
Province of Prussia
1868–1946
Flag Coat of arms
The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (red), within the Kingdom of Prussia, within the German Empire
Capital	Kiel (1866–1879) Schleswig (1879–1917) Kiel (1917–1946)
Area
• 1905 (?)	19,004 km2 (7,337 sq mi)
• 1939	15,682 km2 (6,055 sq mi)
Population
• 1905 (?)	1,504,339
• 1939	1,598,328
History
• Established	1868
• North Schleswig ceded to Denmark	15 June 1920
• Greater Hamburg Act	1 April 1937
• Disestablished	1946
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Schleswig Duchy of Holstein Saxe-Lauenburg Free City of Lübeck Principality of Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein Aabenraa County Altona, Hamburg Haderslev County Sønderborg County Tønder County Wandsbek Mecklenburg (1945–1952)
Today part of	Germany Denmark

The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Provinz Schleswig-Holstein [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ^ⓘ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia (from 1868 to 1918) and the Free State of Prussia (from 1918 to 1946).