Kappeln

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Kappeln Kappel
Town
Bridge over the Schlei
Coat of arms
Location of Kappeln within Schleswig-Flensburg district
Location of Kappeln
Kappeln Show map of Germany Kappeln Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°39′41″N 9°55′52″E / 54.66139°N 9.93111°E / 54.66139; 9.93111
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Schleswig-Flensburg
Government
• Mayor	Joachim Stoll (Ind.)
Area
• Total	43.33 km² (16.73 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)^[1]
• Total	8,812
• Density	203.4/km² (526.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24376
Dialling codes	04642, 04644
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	www.kappeln.de

Kappeln (German pronunciation: [ˈkapl̩n] ^ⓘ; Danish: Kappel) is a town in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north bank of the Schlei, approx. 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Schleswig, and 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Flensburg. For the eastern Angeln and the northern Schwansen, Kappeln has center function.

History

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Kappeln was first mentioned in records in 1357. In 1870 Kappeln received town privileges, after it was a Flecken. A Flecken was a market town in Schleswig.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Kappeln is twinned with:^[2]

Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark (1984)
Ustka, Poland (1991)
Merate, Italy (2007)

Notable people

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Jacob Moser (1839–1922), entrepreneur, Zionist and philanthropist
Friedrich Koch (1859–1947), church painter

References

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↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2024" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
↑ "Unsere Partnerstädte". kappeln.de (in German). Kappeln. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

External links

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Media related to Kappeln at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in German)

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History

Twin towns – sister cities

Notable people

References

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