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TheSchlei (German:[ʃlaɪ]ⓘ;Danish:Slien orSlesvig Fjord)[1] is a narrowinlet of theBaltic Sea inSchleswig-Holstein in northernGermany. It stretches for approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the Baltic nearKappeln andArnis to the town ofSchleswig. Along the Schlei are many small bays and swamps. It separates theAngeln peninsula to the north from theSchwansen peninsula to the south.
The importantViking settlement ofHedeby was located at the head of thefirth (fjord), but was later abandoned in favor of the town of Schleswig. A museum has been built on the site, telling the story of the abandoned town.
The Schlei's name was once presumablyAngel,[2]: 127 later giving its name to the regionAngeln. This name derives from theNorse wordangr ("narrow").Angel therefore meant "narrow fjord", which fits the long and narrow Schlei well.
The current name is thought to have been used only for the inner Schlei (the broads at the top of the firth now known in Danish as theStore Bredning andLille Bredning and in German as theGroße Breite andKleine Breite, near Schleswig). The word is thought to be connected with the Danish wordslæ ("reeds, water plants").[2]: 575
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