Glücksburg ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʏksˌbʊʁk] ; Danish : Lyksborg ) is a small town northeast of Flensburg in the district Schleswig-Flensburg , in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany , and is the northernmost town in Germany.
5-676: It is situated on the south side of the Flensborg Fjord , an inlet of the Baltic Sea , approx. 10 km northeast of Flensburg . The town was originally the home of the family Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (or simply Glücksburg ), members of which have reigned in the past in Greece and several northern German states. Members of the family still reign in Denmark and Norway since 1863 and 1905 respectively. Glücksburg
10-459: Is the westernmost inlet of the Baltic Sea . It forms part of the border between Germany to the south and Denmark to the north, on the eastern side of Schleswig Holstein and Jutland , respectively. Its length is between 40 and 50 km, depending on where it is considered to begin. It has the largest area of all the fjords of East Jutland , which are a special type of inlet, different from geological fjords . Two peninsulas, Broager on
15-587: The Danish border, there is Harrislee , at the inner end of the inlet the town of Flensburg , east of it on the southern shore the town of Glücksburg and the villages of Munkbrarup , Langballig , Westerholz , Quern , Steinbergkirche , Niesgrau , Gelting , and Nieby . The tourist attractions of the Flensburg Firth are the church of Broager , the Ox Isles, Sønderborg Castle , Glücksburg Castle ,
20-503: The northern side and Holnis on the southern side, divide the inlet into an outer and an inner part. West of them, near the Danish coast, there are two small islands called Okseøerne (meaning Ox Isles ). On the Danish side, the outer part of the northern end of the firth is partly closed off by the island of Als , with the town of Sønderborg on it. Towards the west, continuing on the Danish side, are Broager , Egernsund , Gråsten , Rinkenæs , Sønderhav , and Kollund . In Germany at
25-535: Was home to a German Navy base. Among the facilities at the base was the transmitter, callsign DHJ58. DHJ58, situated at 54° 50'N and 9° 32' E, ceased its transmissions on longwave frequency 68.9 kHz in 2002 and in 2004 its longwave antenna was disassembled. Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Glücksburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. Flensburg Fjord Flensburg Firth or Flensborg Fjord ( German : Flensburger Förde ; Danish : Flensborg Fjord )
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