Handewitt

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Handewitt
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Handewitt
Handewitt (Germany)
Handewitt
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Schleswig-Flensburg
Mayor Horst Andresen (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 77.73 km² (30 sq mi)
Elevation 43 m  (141 ft)
Population 10,573  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 136 /km² (352 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SL
Postal codes 24976, 24983
Area codes 04608, 04630
Website www.gemeinde-handewitt.de
Location of Handewitt within Schleswig-Flensburg district
Map

Coordinates: 54°46′00″N 09°19′00″E / 54.766667, 9.316667

Handewitt (Danish: Hanved) is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approx. 7 km west of Flensburg.