Kiel

Kiel
Kiel
	Aerial view o the ceety centre
	Coat airms
	Kiel
	Coordinates: 54°19′31″N 10°8′26″E / 54.32528°N 10.14056°E Coordinates : 54°19′31″N 10°8′26″E / 54.32528°N 10.14056°E
Kintra	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
Destrict	Urban destrict
Subdivisions	18 destricts
Govrenment
? Laird Mayor	Ulf Kampfer ( SPD )
? Governing parties	SPD / Greens
Area
? Total	118.6 km 2 (45.8 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)
? Total	246,243
? Density	2,100/km 2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET / CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24103?24159
Diallin codes	0431
Vehicle registration	KI
Website	www.kiel.de

Kiel ( German pronunciation: [?kiːl] ( listen ) ) is the caipital an maist populous ceety in the northren German state o Schleswig-Holstein , wi a population o ower 237,000 (2009).

Kiel is approximately 90 kilometre (56 mi) north o Hamburg . Due tae its geographic location in the north o Germany, the sootheast o the Jutland peninsula, an the soothwastren shore o the Baltic Sea , Kiel haes become ane o the major maritime centres o Germany. For instance, the ceety is kent for a variety o internaitional sailin events, includin the annual Kiel Week , which is the biggest sailin event in the warld. The Olympic sailin competitions o the 1936 an the 1972 Simmer Olympics wur held in Kiel. ^[3]

Kiel haes an aa been ane o the traditional hames o the German Navy 's Baltic fleet, an continues tae be a major heich-tech shipbiggin centre. Kiel is an important sea transport hub, thanks tae its location at the Kiel Fjord ( Kieler Forde ) an the busiest artificial waterway in the warld, Kiel Canal ( Nord-Ostsee-Kanal ). A nummer o passenger ferries tae Swaden , Norrowey an ither kintras operate frae here. Moreower, the day Kiel harbour is an important port o caw for cruise ships tourin the Baltic Sea.

In 2005 Kiel's GDP per capita wis € 35,618, well abuin Germany 's naitional average, an 159% o the European Union 's average. ^[4]

Athin Germany an pairts o Europe, the ceety is kent for its leadin handbaw team, THW Kiel . The ceety is hame tae the University o Kiel (established in 1665).