Overview
Flensburg (; Danish and ; ; ) is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the north of the region of Schleswig. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third-largest town in Schleswig-Holstein.
Flensburg's city centre lies about from the Danish border.
Known for
In Germany, Flensburg is known for:
the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (roughly: National Driver and Vehicle Register) with its Verkehrssünderkartei (literally: "traffic sinner card file"), where details of traffic offences are stored
its beer Flensburger Pilsener, also called "Flens"
the centre of the Danish national minority in Germany
the greeting Moin
the large erotic mail-order companies Beate Uhse and Orion
its handball team, SG Flensburg-Handewitt
the Naval Academy at Mürwik
being the final seat of the Third Reich from 1 May 1945, following Adolf Hitler's death, until the Third Reich's final, formal dissolution in early June 1945.
Geography
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