Tourism in Schleswig-Holstein

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Westerheversand lighthouse

The tourism is one of the most important economic factors of Schleswig-Holstein . The northernmost German state is also known as the "land between the seas" because of its geographical location. Because of its coasts on the North Sea and Baltic Sea , it has a large number of islands, beaches and water sports . Schleswig-Holstein also offers beach holidays with the family, relaxation, active holidays by bike as well as trips to discover and explore the city and nature. In particular, the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the beaches on the North and Baltic Seas and Lübeck's old town are among the main attractions.

The country's tourism industry is growing steadily. The number of guests and overnight stays increases not only in summer, but also outside the main season. Schleswig-Holstein is also becoming increasingly important as a meeting and congress location. The state is one of the most popular German travel destinations and came third in a country comparison in Germany in 2018 after Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bavaria.

Major travel destinations

statistics

In 2018, an average of 206,125 guest beds were available in Schleswig-Holstein, which were used by 8,595,190 guests for 34,453,151 overnight stays in the same year. 1,892,348 of the guests (excluding camping) came from abroad, which corresponds to around 6.3% of all overnight guests. The baths on the Baltic Sea had almost twice as many guests (4,213,025) as those on the North Sea (2,127,100), but the North Sea guests stayed longer (5.6 days) than the guests on the Baltic Sea (3.9) so that the difference between the number of overnight stays is not quite as great. A total of around 36% more overnight stays (16,323,566) were booked on the Baltic Sea than on the North Sea (12,009,835). Holstein Switzerland (233,142 guests with 954,473 overnight stays) and the rest of the inland area (2,021,923 guests with 5,165,277 overnight stays) were less important for tourism. The most important cities and municipalities for tourism were, according to the number of overnight stays (excluding camping) in 2018:

Stilt house on the beach of St. Peter-Ording
  • Sylt , North Sea: 2,989,691 overnight stays, 484,766 guests
  • Lübeck : 1,825,115 overnight stays, 754,190 guests
  • Sankt Peter-Ording , North Sea: 1,513,481 overnight stays, 288,588 guests
  • Grömitz , Baltic Sea: 1,346,536 overnight stays, 235,988 guests
  • Timmendorfer Strand , Baltic Sea: 1,298,702 overnight stays, 320,276 guests
  • Fehmarn , city, Baltic Sea: 1,190,592 overnight stays, 228,602 guests
  • Büsum , North Sea: 1,169,527 overnight stays, 222,033 guests
  • Wyk auf Föhr , North Sea: 892,569 overnight stays, 110,561 guests
  • Kiel : 805,038 overnight stays, 385,648 guests
  • Scharbeutz , Baltic Sea: 774,317 overnight stays, 175,990 guests
  • Wenningstedt , Sylt, North Sea: 764,302 overnight stays, 112,241 guests
  • Heiligenhafen , city: 629,018 overnight stays, 154,269 guests

The most important seaside spa was the municipality of Sylt with 2,989,691 overnight stays, the most important climatic health resort Bad Segeberg with 212,910 overnight stays.

Landscapes and Places

Westerkoog in Dithmarschen

North Sea

Heligoland from a bird's eye view

Baltic Sea and Holstein Switzerland

Laboe Naval Memorial

Cities

Glücksburg Castle

Regular events (selection)

Windjammer parade during the Kiel Week , 2007
Regattas and harbor festivals with a folk festival character
Steamship Alexandra , which takes part in the steam tour , on the Flensburg Fjord in front of the Red Castle in Flensburg - Mürwik , 2015
Other folk festivals and major events
Film festivals
Music festivals
Theater festivals
carnival
  • Carnival in Marne with Rose Monday procession (22,000 guests in 2015) by the Marner Carnival Society (MKG)
Culinary festivals and celebrations

Important museums

Farmhouses in Molfsee

Biking and hiking trails

Major recreational facilities

Accommodation and gastronomy

overnight stay

Schleswig-Holstein has a large number of hotels , guest houses and youth hostels . Overnight accommodations near the beach are naturally particularly popular. Private accommodation in the country and holidays on the farm are also offered. Hay hotels , beach chairs and houseboats are also enjoying increasing popularity . There are also numerous holiday homes and campsites .

eat

North Sea Shrimp

Schleswig-Holstein is an agricultural country and also a fishing location . Both are reflected in the offers of the local gastronomy .

Due to the milk production, there is a variety of local cheeses .

The Holsteiner Katenschinken is famous . Other smoked dishes such as smoked eel also have an old tradition here. A local specialty are the " Kieler Sprotten " (traditionally produced in Eckernförde ) . These small smoked fish are often eaten in their entirety, but connoisseurs remove the head and backbone with one skillful movement.

The Krabbenpulen is common in the fishing towns on the North Sea. The outer shell of the crabs is removed ( pulled away ) in order to get to the inside. North Sea shrimps can of course be found in the home kitchen. However, many crabs that were already available pelted were caught in the North Sea, but shipped frozen to Poland or Morocco , for example , since labor-intensive pumping is much cheaper there.

Even native mussels and mash coils are offered for season.

The herring season brings many anglers to the inlets of the Baltic Sea, where the herring gather. Matjes is just as popular here as the Bismarck herring .

Another well-known north German dish is the Labskaus . The dish is prepared in different regions from Hamburg to Flensburg, in Flensburg for example with herring and corned beef . Connoisseurs argue whether the Labskaus should or shouldn't contain fish.

Lübeck's marzipan is world-famous . It was actually born out of necessity during a siege of the city of Lübeck, when the bakers ran out of grain, but had plenty of almonds . Today it is considered the souvenir from Schleswig-Holstein, and the well-known manufacturer Niederegger exports its products worldwide marzipan. A sip of Lübeck Rotspon goes well with Lübeck marzipan .

The red fruit jelly is widespread throughout northern Germany and Denmark .

Drink

Especially on the west coast there is an old tea tradition comparable to drinking East Frisian tea . A specialty of the country, however, is the Pharisee , a coffee with icing and a strong shot ( rum or other spirits ). Other traditional alcoholic hot drinks are grog and punch (with or without a shot or Köm , but always a mulled wine ).

The rum from Flensburg is just as well known as the Bommerlunder , an aquavit (caraway schnapps). In the last 20 years, the Flensburg brewery became known nationwide through the comic figure Werner . The beer called Flens is served nationwide and comes in a characteristic flip-top bottle . Another important brewery is the Dithmarscher brewery .

See also

Web links

Commons : Schleswig-Holstein  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data January to December 2018 in a file from December 2018 statistik-nord.de, accessed on March 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Top 10 holiday travel destinations 2018 in Germany and abroad ( reiseanalyse.de PDF), accessed on March 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ Data January to December 2018 in a file from December 2018 statistik-nord.de, accessed on March 4, 2019
  4. ↑ Gunnar Dommasch: Nautics: census every minute. In: Flensburger Tageblatt . August 16, 2010, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Jens Bluhm: Holstenköste: For the anniversary a Sonnenköste. In: Holsteinischer Courier. June 16, 2014, accessed April 9, 2015 .
  6. ↑ The rebirth of the Tummelum. In: Flensburger Tageblatt . March 17, 2012, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Janna Wilke: The "Festmacher" of the steam all-round. In: Flensburger Tageblatt . July 28, 2009, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Coastal Carnival leaves Marne in ecstasy. Ndr.de , February 16, 2015, accessed April 9, 2015 .
  9. ↑ World Fish Roll Day: With herring, no fuss. In: Spiegel Online . May 10, 2012, accessed March 5, 2014 .
  10. ↑ World Fish Roll Day: Looking for the most creative bread roll. (No longer available online.) In: Fischmagazin. January 31, 2014, formerly in the original ; accessed on March 5, 2014 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.fischmagazin.de  
  11. ↑ World Fish Roll Day - what happened so far ... (No longer available online.) Ostsee-Holstein_Tourismus eV, archived from the original on May 15, 2014 ; accessed on March 5, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ostsee-schleswig-holstein.de
  12. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein Tourism Agency: Eider-Treene-Sorge cycle path. Tourism Agency Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on March 7, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Bicycle route border route. State Economic Program and the State of Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on March 7, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Holstein Switzerland bike tour. Tourism Agency Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on March 7, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Elberadweg long-distance routes in Schleswig-Holstein. Tourism Agency Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on March 7, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Iron Curtain Trail long-distance cycle paths in Schleswig-Holstein. Tourism Agency Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on March 7, 2019 .