Flensburg

British

/ ˈflɛnsbʊrk /

noun

a port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein: taken from Denmark by Prussia in 1864; voted to remain German in 1920. Pop: 85 300 (2003 est)

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Working with another unit, Capt Cross's team surrounded the farmhouse near Flensburg in northern Germany - close to the Danish border - late on 11 March 1946 and "Höss was surprised in his pyjamas".

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

In Flensburg, a German city just south of the border with Denmark, water levels rose more than 2 meters to the highest level recorded in a century, dpa said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Employees of the office in Flensburg, near the border with Denmark, brought the envelope to police at 3:50 p.m.

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

A study published by the University of Flensburg last month, says that the need for coal from underneath Lützerath was "nonexistent."

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2023

Hence a complete revision of frontiers on a racial basis would certainly involve the cession to Denmark of the extreme eastern portions of Schleswig, as far as and including the port of Flensburg.

From The War and Democracy by

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