Kappeln

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Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Kappeln Kappel
Town
Bridge over the Schlei
Coat of arms
Location of Kappeln within Schleswig-Flensburg district
54°39′41″N 9°55′52″E / 54.66139°N 9.93111°E / 54.66139; 9.93111
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Schleswig-Flensburg
Government
• Mayor	Heiko Traulsen
Area
• Total	43.32 km² (16.73 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[1]
• Total	8,607
• Density	200/km² (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24376
Dialling codes	04642, 04644
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	www.kappeln.de

Kappeln (Danish: Kappel) is a town in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north bank of the Schlei, approx. 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Schleswig, and 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Flensburg. For the eastern Angeln and the northern Schwansen, Kappeln has center function.

History

Kappeln was first mentioned in records in 1357. In 1870 Kappeln received town privileges, after it was a Flecken. A Flecken was a market town in Schleswig.

Twin towns – sister cities

Kappeln is twinned with:^[2]

Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark (1984)
Ustka, Poland (1991)
Merate, Italy (2007)

Notable people

Jacob Moser (1839–1922), entrepreneur, Zionist and philanthropist
Friedrich Koch (1859–1947), church painter

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
^ "Unsere Partnerstädte". kappeln.de (in German). Kappeln. Retrieved 2021-03-04.