Sehestedt

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Sehestedt
Ferry across the Kiel Canal at Sehestedt

Coat of arms
Sehestedt
Coordinates: 54°22′N 9°49′E / 54.367°N 9.817°E / 54.367; 9.817Coordinates: 54°22′N 9°49′E / 54.367°N 9.817°E / 54.367; 9.817
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc. Hüttener Berge
Government
 • Mayor Rita Koop
Area
 • Total 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 848
 • Density 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 24814
Dialling codes 04357
Vehicle registration RD
Website www.amt-huettener-
berge.de

Sehestedt (Danish: Sehested) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Sehestedt is south of the municipality of Groß Wittensee, Haby or Holtsee, but north of Bovenau, and west of Lindau. It is divided into two parts by the Kiel Canal, which has to be crossed by a ferry.

History

In the course of the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon, the Battle of Sehested was fought here between Danish forces and a coalition of Sweden, Prussia and Russia on 10 December 1813. The result was a Danish victory which could however not prevent Denmark's subsequent defeat in the war.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2012] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013. 
Towns and municipalities in Rendsburg-Eckernförde
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