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Angeln (pronounced [ˈaŋl̩n] ⓘ; Danish: Angel) is a peninsula on the eastern coast of Jutland, in the Bay of Kiel. It forms part of Southern Schleswig, the northernmost region of Germany. The peninsula is bounded on the north by the Flensburg Firth, which separates it from Sundeved and the island of Als in Denmark, and on the south by the Schlei, which separates it from Schwansen. The landscape is hilly, dotted with numerous lakes. The largest towns are Flensburg, Schleswig and Kappeln.
Angeln is notable for being the putative home of the Angles, a Germanic tribe that migrated to Great Britain during the Age of Migrations and founded the kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria and East Anglia. The Angles would ultimately give their name to England.
Glücksburg Castle in Glücksburg and Gottorf Castle in Schleswig were the original seats of two historically important dynasties, the House of Glücksburg and the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
The place-name is first attested in Widsith, an Old English poem dating to the 6th or 7th century. It has been linked to the Germanic roots *angulaz ("hook") and *angw- ("narrow"), and may have originated as a name for the Schlei. It is unclear whether the ancient Angeln corresponded to the region now denoted by the name or whether it was of greater extent.
Angeln is one of four peninsulas lining the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein, along with Schwansen, Dänischer Wohld and Wagria. These peninsulas are all part of the Schleswig-Holstein Morainic Uplands (Ger. Schleswig-Holsteinisches Moränenhügelland), that were formed during the Weichselian glaciation, and are therefore hilly and dotted with several glacial lakes.
The Angeln lakes are subdivided into the North Angeln Lake Group (Ger. Nordangeliter Seengruppe) and the South Angeln Lake Group (Südangeliter Seengruppe). The River Treene with its main headstreams Bondenau and Kielstau rises in Angeln. Although rising on the Angeln Peninsula in the Baltic Sea, the Treene flows towards the North Sea, being the main tributary of the River Eider. The Eider is considered the historical southern border of the Danish Realm, as well as the historical border line between Danish and Low German.
The eastern part of the peninsula is called the Angeln Uplands, while the western part is called Luusangeln (de). This designation comes from the Angeln Danish word for "bright", lus (Standard Danish lys), and indicates the predominantly light colour of the widespread sand-rich podzols there. Luusangeln constitutes a transition zone from the Angeln Uplands in the east, to the Schleswig Geest west of Angeln, and its appearance resembles a landscape park. The Schleswig Geest in turn merges into the tidal marshes of North Frisia. The northernmost part of Angeln is formed by the Holnis Peninsula, which projects into the Flensburg Firth and separates the inner firth (Innenförde) from the outer firth (Außenförde).
Apart from Flensburg, which is an independent town, the Angeln Peninsula belongs to the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, Germany's northeasternmost district (seat: Schleswig). This comparatively rural district has approximately 204,761 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2023[update]).
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Angeln
Angeln (pronounced [ˈaŋl̩n] ⓘ; Danish: Angel) is a peninsula on the eastern coast of Jutland, in the Bay of Kiel. It forms part of Southern Schleswig, the northernmost region of Germany. The peninsula is bounded on the north by the Flensburg Firth, which separates it from Sundeved and the island of Als in Denmark, and on the south by the Schlei, which separates it from Schwansen. The landscape is hilly, dotted with numerous lakes. The largest towns are Flensburg, Schleswig and Kappeln.
Angeln is notable for being the putative home of the Angles, a Germanic tribe that migrated to Great Britain during the Age of Migrations and founded the kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria and East Anglia. The Angles would ultimately give their name to England.
Glücksburg Castle in Glücksburg and Gottorf Castle in Schleswig were the original seats of two historically important dynasties, the House of Glücksburg and the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
The place-name is first attested in Widsith, an Old English poem dating to the 6th or 7th century. It has been linked to the Germanic roots *angulaz ("hook") and *angw- ("narrow"), and may have originated as a name for the Schlei. It is unclear whether the ancient Angeln corresponded to the region now denoted by the name or whether it was of greater extent.
Angeln is one of four peninsulas lining the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein, along with Schwansen, Dänischer Wohld and Wagria. These peninsulas are all part of the Schleswig-Holstein Morainic Uplands (Ger. Schleswig-Holsteinisches Moränenhügelland), that were formed during the Weichselian glaciation, and are therefore hilly and dotted with several glacial lakes.
The Angeln lakes are subdivided into the North Angeln Lake Group (Ger. Nordangeliter Seengruppe) and the South Angeln Lake Group (Südangeliter Seengruppe). The River Treene with its main headstreams Bondenau and Kielstau rises in Angeln. Although rising on the Angeln Peninsula in the Baltic Sea, the Treene flows towards the North Sea, being the main tributary of the River Eider. The Eider is considered the historical southern border of the Danish Realm, as well as the historical border line between Danish and Low German.
The eastern part of the peninsula is called the Angeln Uplands, while the western part is called Luusangeln (de). This designation comes from the Angeln Danish word for "bright", lus (Standard Danish lys), and indicates the predominantly light colour of the widespread sand-rich podzols there. Luusangeln constitutes a transition zone from the Angeln Uplands in the east, to the Schleswig Geest west of Angeln, and its appearance resembles a landscape park. The Schleswig Geest in turn merges into the tidal marshes of North Frisia. The northernmost part of Angeln is formed by the Holnis Peninsula, which projects into the Flensburg Firth and separates the inner firth (Innenförde) from the outer firth (Außenförde).
Apart from Flensburg, which is an independent town, the Angeln Peninsula belongs to the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, Germany's northeasternmost district (seat: Schleswig). This comparatively rural district has approximately 204,761 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2023[update]).
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