Angeln
Sign in to saveAngeln (German and Low German: Angeln; Danish and South Jutlandic: Angel; Latin: Anglia) is a small peninsula in northern Germany, on the Baltic coast of Jutland. Jutland consists of the mainland of Denmark and the northernmost German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Angeln belongs to the region of Southern Schleswig, which constitutes the northern part of Schleswig-Holstein. The region is often referred to in German as Landschaft Angeln (Landscape Anglia) or Halbinsel Angeln (Anglia Peninsula).
Key facts
- Settlement.native_name
- Angel
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Geographical regionPeninsula
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Glücksburg Castle, St. George's church Flensburg-Jürgensby, wind mill in Nieby, nature reserve Geltinger Birk
- Settlement.image_shield
- 70px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Schleswig-Flensburg
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Part of
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Southern Schleswig
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Part of
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Jutland
- Settlement.population_est
- 201,000
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1050
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
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28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Lakes
- Rivers
- Nature reserves
- Cities
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Languages
- History
- Early history
- Thorsberg Moor as most important Angeln archaeological site
- Emigration of the Angles to Britain
- Later history
- Coat of arms and flags
- Economy
- Naval Academy Mürwik
- Seaside Resorts
- Tolk-Schau
- Architecture
- Churches
- Castles
- Cultural peculiarities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Angeln (German and Low German: Angeln; Danish and South Jutlandic: Angel; Latin: Anglia) is a small peninsula in northern Germany, on the Baltic coast of Jutland. Jutland consists of the mainland of Denmark and the northernmost German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Angeln belongs to the region of Southern Schleswig, which constitutes the northern part of Schleswig-Holstein. The region is often referred to in German as Landschaft Angeln (Landscape Anglia) or Halbinsel Angeln (Anglia Peninsula).
To the south, Angeln is separated from the neighbouring peninsula of Schwansen by the Schlei Firth, and to the north from the Danish peninsula of Sundeved and the Danish island of Als by the Flensburg Firth. The landscape is hilly, dotted with numerous lakes. Whether ancient Angeln conformed to the borders of the Angeln Peninsula is uncertain. It may have been somewhat larger; however, the ancient sources mainly concur that it did include the peninsula's territory.