Sehestedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Rendsburg-Eckernförde is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Kiel, the district of Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Segeberg, Steinburg, Dithmarschen and Schleswig-Flensburg, and the Baltic Sea.-History:In 1867 the Prussian administration...

, in Schleswig-Holstein

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...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Sehestedt is south of the municipality of Groß Wittensee

Groß Wittensee

Groß Wittensee is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....

, Haby

Haby

Haby is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.At southwest end of the village of Haby the meadows are filled with fog some nights. This is where there was, until the middle of the last century, a big lake which was linked to the Wittensee...

 or Holtsee

Holtsee

Holtsee is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.The location of Holtsee is south of the municipality of Goosefeld or Altenhof, but north of Sehestedt or Lindau, and east of Haby....

, but north of Bovenau

Bovenau

Bovenau is a town in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.Bovenau is only 16m above sea level.The location of Bovenau is south of the municipality of Bünsdorf or Sehestedt, but north of Ostenfeld, Bredenbek, and west of Krummwisch.-Official website:*...

, and west of Lindau

Lindau

Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...

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History

In the course of the War of the Sixth Coalition

War of the Sixth Coalition

In the War of the Sixth Coalition , a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and a number of German States finally defeated France and drove Napoleon Bonaparte into exile on Elba. After Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia, the continental powers...

 against Napoleon, the Battle of Sehested

Battle of Sehested

The Battle of Sehested was fought between Danish and Swedish troops at Sehested on December 10, 1813 during the War of the Sixth Coalition....

was fought here between Danish forces and a coalition of Sweden, Prussia and Russia on 10 December 1813. The result was a Danish victory which could however not prevent Denmark's subsequent defeat in the war.