24T21 Welcome to Schleswig

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There is the actual city of Schleswig (“bay of the Schlei”), but the capital of the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein is the city of Kiel. But I’m in Schleswig for one big reason: the Viking settlement of Hedeby, for its importance inscribed as a world heritage site. That’s for tomorrow.

Today I’m looking for St. Peter’s church and the former fishing village of Holm. After picking up some groceries, St. Peter’s is closed when I arrive, but in time for early-evening illumination. There’s a scatter of sailboats on the waters of the Schlei. Based on the Danish word for “little island”, Holm began around 1000CE and developed on its own as a local fishing centre with imperial permits for the right to fish on the Schlei.

St. Peter’s Cathedral
Over the main door: alpha and omega.
Calm waters of the Schlei, a narrow inlet that meets up with the Baltic Sea
Many have gathered here for the Fischbrötchen (fish rolls) at Zanders Nordlicht, with St. Peter’s in the background.
This is where Holm begins.
The house at right has in front: “1658”, apparently when the house was built in the middle 17th-century.
“Seezeichen” (sea sign), by B. Lothar Frieling, 1986.
Kap der Freiheit (Cape Freedom)

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 28 May 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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