Schleswig
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- This article is about the region of Schleswig on the German/Danish border. There is also Schleswig, Iowa in the United States of America.
The region of Schleswig (former English name: Sleswick, Danish: Sønderjylland or Slesvig, Low Saxon: Sleswig, North Frisian: Slaswik or Sleesweg) covers the area about 30 km north and 40 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark.
The area's traditional significance lies in the transfer of goods between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, connecting the trade route through Russia with the trade routes along Rhine and the Atlantic coast.
Schleswig was together with Holstein the cause for several disputes between Germany and Denmark in the 19th century. The Duchy of Schleswig was in personal union with Denmark from 1460, and a fief under the Danish Crown until 1864. In 1864 Schleswig-Holstein became a part of Prussia until a referendum in 1920 resulted in the region being split with Northern Schleswig rejoining Denmark, and Southern Schleswig voting to remain a part of Germany.
