Flensburg
[key], city, Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany, on the Flensburg Fjord, an arm
of the Baltic Sea, at the Danish border. It is Germany's northernmost city.
An active Baltic port and commercial center, it has shipyards, metal works,
rum distilleries, smoked-fish plants, and paper factories. Flensburg was
chartered in 1284 and acquired commercial importance in the 16th cent. In
1867 it passed from the Danish crown to Prussia. In a 1920 plebiscite, the
city voted to remain a part of Germany. During World War II it was heavily
bombed and lost its large merchant fleet. There is a municipal museum in the
city.
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