Rendsburg
town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Rendsburg (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛntsbʊʁk] ; Danish: Rendsborg, also Rensborg, Low German: Rendsborg, also Rensborg) is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. As of 2006, it had a population of 28,476
History
Rendsburg's foundation date is unknown though some form of fortifications was established by Bjørn Svendsen 1099–1100. Rendsburg was first mentioned in 1199. An old form of its name was Reinoldesburch.
It became a part of Holstein in the 13th century, but was transferred to Schleswig in 1460. Many times the town passed from Danish to German control and vice versa. In the German-Danish War in 1864 Rendsburg was finally seized by the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, and after 1866, the town was annexed by Prussia. Since that time it has remained part of Germany.
Although the Eider is navigable for small craft from its mouth on the North Sea to Rendsburg, the town's importance rose in 1895, when the Kiel Canal was finished.
The public source identifies “Rendsburg” as town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rendsburg, town and Schleswig-Holstein.
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