Gelting
Gelting is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea, approx. 33 km northeast of Schleswig, and 30 km east of Flensburg.
Gelting | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gelting within Schleswig-Flensburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°45′N 9°54′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Schleswig-Flensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Geltinger Bucht |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Boris Kratz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,117 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24395 |
| Dialling codes | 04643 |
| Vehicle registration | SL |
| Website | www.gelting.de |
Gelting is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Geltinger Bucht.
Shield or Coat of Arms
St. Katharinen in Gelting, Schleswig Holstein
Heraldic Description: "The coat of arms is blue under a radiant golden half sun a golden plow with a silver ploughshare."[2]
Gelting Personalities
- Detlev von Ahlefeldt (1612–1686), Military officer, War Commissioner for the Danish King
- Seneca Freiherr von Gelting (1715-1786), regional landowner
- Hermann Bendix Todsen (1864–1946), Mayor of Flensburg
- Herbert Kortum (1907–1979), Scientist; computer scientist and DDR computer pioneer
- Vera Dietz Motika (1936-2020) singer and performer; emigrated to Columbus, Ohio, USA. By the act of emigration, she gave up all chance to obtain a European title.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gelting.
- Collection of images of the area
- Official website
(in German) - Material of the Gelting regions in der in the collections at the regional library in Berlin (PDF; 275 kB)
References
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