Kiel travel guide

For the city in the United States, see Kiel, Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name) Kiel is a city and the capital of the northernmost German Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein and located on the eastern side of the base of the Jutland peninsula off the south-east corner of the Baltic Sea. Located on the Bay of Kiel at the head of the Kiel Fjord, the Baltic city has been one of the country's main naval bases since the 1860s, a center for German shipbuilders, and the eastern terminus of the Kiel Canal, located to the north of the city at 'Kiel-Holtenau'http://www.fly-navy.de/bases/kiel2.htm a former naval air base now incorporated into the city and used as an international airport. A renowned university, the University of Kiel (established 1665), is located in Kiel.
Kiel is famous for its sailing events, including Kiel Week (Kieler Woche), the biggest sailing event in the world. In 1936 and 1972, when the Olympic Games were held in Berlin and Munich respectively, the Olympic sailing competitions were held in Kiel-Schilksee. The largest local newspaper is the Kieler Nachrichten. It had a population of 232,340 as of 31 December 2006. (...) more....

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