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Flensburg

British  
/ ˈflɛnsbʊrk /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Five Kenyan bus drivers have already been welcomed to Flensburg, in the north of Germany, in a pilot project.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2024

National railway operator Deutsche Bahn said there were cancellations on routes from Hamburg and Hannover to Frankfurt and Munich, while long-distance services from Hamburg northward to Kiel and Flensburg weren’t running, among other disruptions.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2023

Flensburg police could not be reached for further comment.

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

Flensburg is a busy centre of trade and industry, and is the most important town in what was formerly the duchy of Schleswig.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

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