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Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, where Germany borders upon Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. Together with Northern Schleswig, the southernmost part of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
, it constitutes the region of Schleswig
Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. The region is also known archaically in English language as Sleswick....
. It is situated on the Jutland Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula

The Jutland Peninsula or Cimbrian Peninsula is a peninsula in Europe. The names are derived from the Jutes and the Cimbri.The historic region of Jutland, the area that was covered by Codex Holmiensis covered the Jutland Peninsula area north of Eider River and included Funen, the North Jutlandic Island and other smaller islands....
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In German, the area is simply known as Südschleswig or Landesteil Schleswig. In Danish, the area is known as Sydslesvig.

The German majority in Southern Schleswig does not consider the region any different from the rest of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the Northern Germany of the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are L?beck and Flensburg....
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Southern Schleswig is a name for the geographical area covering the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, where Germany borders upon Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. Together with Northern Schleswig, the southernmost part of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
, it constitutes the region of Schleswig
Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. The region is also known archaically in English language as Sleswick....
. It is situated on the Jutland Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula

The Jutland Peninsula or Cimbrian Peninsula is a peninsula in Europe. The names are derived from the Jutes and the Cimbri.The historic region of Jutland, the area that was covered by Codex Holmiensis covered the Jutland Peninsula area north of Eider River and included Funen, the North Jutlandic Island and other smaller islands....
.

In German, the area is simply known as Südschleswig or Landesteil Schleswig. In Danish, the area is known as Sydslesvig.

The German majority in Southern Schleswig does not consider the region any different from the rest of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the Northern Germany of the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are L?beck and Flensburg....
. This notion is disputed by Danes
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
, particularly Danish historians and the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig
Danish minority of Southern Schleswig

The Danish people minority in Southern Schleswig, Germany, has existed by this name since 1920, when the Schleswig Plebiscite split the German-ruled Schleswig into Northern Schleswig, with a clear Danish majority which became part of Denmark, and Southern Schleswig which remained a part of Germany, leaving a small number of Danes in Germany...
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The major cities of Southern Schleswig are Flensburg
Flensburg

Flensburg is an independent city in the North of the States of Germany Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region Southern Schleswig....
, Rendsburg
Rendsburg

Rendsburg is a town on the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde....
, the city of Schleswig
Schleswig (city)

Schleswig is a town in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg. It has a population of about 27,000, the main industries being leather and food processing....
, and Husum.