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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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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

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

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

At the village of Wallsbüll near Flensburg the peasant youths in the early morning held a race, and the winner was called Steffen and entertained at the inn.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.

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