Schleswig-Holstein Overview

The only Land to border two seas, Schleswig-Holstein bases its livelihood on the trade generated by its bustling port towns. Between the western coast of the North Sea and the eastern coast of the Baltic, the velvety plains are populated primarily by sheep and bales of hay. Although Schleswig-Holstein became a Prussian province in 1867 following Bismarck’s defeat of Denmark, the region retains close cultural and commercial ties with Scandinavia. Linguistically, Schleswig-Holstein is also isolated from its southern neighbors by its various dialects of Plattdeutsch (literally, “low German”) and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch-like Frisian spoken throughout the Land. The most noticeable difference is the greeting Moin or Moin moin, a Plattdeutsch salutation used all day.

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