Schleswig-Holstein Uplands
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Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
; the others being the marsch
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
(on the North Sea coast) and the geest (in the interior). In addition to the gently rolling hills of the Baltic Uplands
Baltic Uplands
The Baltic Uplands is a chain of morainic hills about 200 km wide that border the southern Baltic Sea from Jutland to Estonia.- Geography :The uplands, which reach a height of at Wieżyca , form the western part of the East European Plain. To the north they descend steadily into the Gulf of Finland...
, the many small lakes and the long, deep embayments (Förde
Forde
Forde as a surname may refer to:* Brinsley Forde , Guyanan actor and musician* David Forde , Irish football player* Eugenie Forde , American silent film actress* Evan Forde , American oceanographer...
) formed by the moraines of the Weichselian Ice Age are characteristic features of the area. Its best-known towns are Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
, Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
and Flensburg
Flensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
. The highest elevation in the area is the Bungsberg
Bungsberg
The Bungsberg is the highest point in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein . It lies in the region known as Holstein Switzerland in the municipality of Schönwalde am Bungsberg between Scheelholz and Mönchsneversdorf....
in the region known as Holstein Switzerland (Holsteinische Schweiz
Holsteinische Schweiz
Holstein Switzerland is a hilly area with a patchwork of lakes and forest in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, reminiscent of Swiss landscape. Its highest point is the Bungsberg...
). On the Bungsberg is the only ski lift
Ski lift
The term ski lift generally refers to any transport device that carries skiers up a hill. A ski lift may fall into one of the following three main classes:-Lift systems and networks:...
in the state (not permanently installed).
