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Rendsburg-Eckernförde | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Capital | Rendsburg |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Rolf-Oliver Schwemer |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,185 km2 (844 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 278,979 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | kreis-rendsburg-eckernfoerde.de |
Rendsburg-Eckernförde (German pronunciation:[ˈʁɛnt͡sˌbʊʁkɛkɐnˈføːɐ̯də]ⓘ;Danish:Rendsborg-Egernførde) is a district inSchleswig-Holstein,Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city ofKiel, the district ofPlön, the city ofNeumünster, the districts ofSegeberg,Steinburg,Dithmarschen andSchleswig-Flensburg, and theBaltic Sea.
In 1867 thePrussian administration established twenty districts in its province of Schleswig-Holstein, among them the districts of Rendsburg and Eckernförde. The present district was established in 1970 by merging the former districts.
The district is situated at the coast of theBaltic Sea, roughly between the cities ofSchleswig andKiel. A large portion of theKiel Canal passes through Rendsburg-Eckernförde. It is one of the largest districts in the whole of Germany.
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