Eckernförde
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.27|View of , showing the harbour and historical town centre Eckernförde (; , sometimes also ; , sometimes also ) is a city located in the of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, approximately 30 km north-west of Kiel, it has a population of about 23,000. Eckernförde is a popular tourist destination.
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Eckernförde is a coastal city in northern Germany with about 23,000 residents, located roughly 30 kilometers northwest of Kiel on the Baltic Sea. It is known as a popular tourist destination, with a notable harbor and historical town center.
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- Port of Eckernförde in mid-October 2005
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- Schleswig-Holstein
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- Rendsburg-Eckernförde
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- German location.postal_code
- 24340
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- 04351
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thumb|upright=1.27|View of , showing the harbour and historical town centre Eckernförde (; , sometimes also ; , sometimes also ) is a city located in the of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, approximately 30 km north-west of Kiel, it has a population of about 23,000. Eckernförde is a popular tourist destination.
== Name == The name of Eckernförde is of mixed origin, but derived from the name of a Danish castle formerly located near the current town, which is also reflected in the name of the town district of Borby. This fortification is listed in the 13th-century Liber Census Daniæ (Danish Census Book) as Ykærnæburgh. In 1441, the town used an official seal listing its name as Eherneborgh. The first syllable corresponds to the modern Danish word "egern" meaning squirrel, while "-förde" is Low German meaning fjord. The -förde ending is documented in Latinized form on two official seals used by the town in 1602 and 1624. The etymology of the town's name is reflected in the presence of a squirrel in the town's coat of arms, a feature first documented by the 1441 seal.