Eckernförde

Eckernförde
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Eckernförde within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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Coordinates: 54°28′27″N 9°50′16″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Sibbel
Area
• Total	17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Highest elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	21,637
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24340
Dialling codes	04351
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.eckernfoerde.de

Eckernförde (Danish: Egernførde, sometimes also Egernfjord, Low German: Eckernför, sometimes also Eckernföör) is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The population was about 23,000 in 2023.

All 24 German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde.

Eckernförde is a well-known touristic centre in Northern Germany.

History

• In 1302 Eckernförde is first mentioned as a city.
• The Count Saint-Germain is supposed to be buried in Eckernförde near the St.-Nicolai-Church. His grave was destroyed by the great storm tide on 13 November 1872.

Twin towns

• UK, Macclesfield, (since 1953)
• Sweden, Hässleholm, (since 1958)
• Tanzania, Tanga, (since 1963)
• Denmark, Nakskov, (since 1969)
• Poland, Brzeg, (since 1989)
• Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bützow, (since 1990)

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Other websites

Media related to Eckernförde at Wikimedia Commons

• Official homepage of Eckernförde (in German)
• Official tourist information (in German)
• Local Newspaper (Eckernförder Zeitung) (in German)