Battle of Bornhöved
In Bornhoeved several significant were battles take place:
- In 798 the Abodrites, allied with Charlemagne, defeated the Saxons, see battle on the Sventana field
- In 1227 a coalition of Holstein, Lübeck and Dithmarschern triumphed over King Waldemar of Denmark, see Battle of Bornhöved (1227)
- Another battle took place there in 1813, see Battle of Bornhöved (1813)