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# Eckernförde

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Eckernförde: Port with Wooden Bridge

Eckernförde (Danish: Egernførde, sometimes also Egernfjord, Low German: Eckernför, sometimes also Eckernföör) is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The population is about 23,000.

All 24 German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde.

Eckernförde is a well-known touristic centre in Northern Germany.

## [edit] History

- In 1302 Eckernförde is first mentioned as a city.
- The Count Saint-Germain is supposed to be buried in Eckernförde near the St.-Nicolai-Church. His grave was destroyed by the great storm tide on 13 November 1872.

## [edit] Twin towns

- Macclesfield, Great Britain (since 1953)
- Hässleholm, Sweden (since 1958)
- Tanga, Tanzania (since 1963)
- Nakskov, Denmark (since 1969)
- Brzeg, Poland (since 1989)
- Bützow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (since 1990)

## [edit] External links

- Official homepage of Eckernförde (German)
- Official tourist information (German)
- Local Newspaper (Eckernförder Zeitung, German)

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