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Rendsburg (Schleswig-Holstein)
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Rendsburg is a municipality on the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernforde. The population of the city was 29,400. Rendsburg was first mentioned in 1199. It became a part of Holstein in the 13th century, but was transferred to Schleswig in 1460. Many times the town passed from Danish to German control and vice versa.
Although located inland, Rendsburg became a seaport and a dockyard. The most famous structure in town, a railway bridge made of steel, 2500 meters in length and 41 meters in height, was constructed in 1913. Mounted on the railway bridge, the Kiel Canal is also traversed by a transporter bridge, one of only twenty ever built. The German Army's Air Defence School is located in Rendsburg.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Rendsburg is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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