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The Tri-County News is primarily distributed in Calumet County, Manitowoc County, Sheboygan and Fond du Lac County.The newspaper is the official publication of the cities of Kiel, New Holstein, Kiel Area Schools, New Holstein Area Schools, and the towns of Schleswig, Russell, Meeme, and New Holstein.
It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864. Following the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, which ended in Austrian defeat, Schleswig and Holstein were annexed by decree of William I on 12 January 1867.
sh:z operates under the name "sh:z Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag GmbH & Co. KG" and is a limited partnership whose general partner is sh:z Verwaltungs GmbH, based in Flensburg. The managing directors are Stefan Berthold, Jens Wegmann and Paul Wehberg. [8] The publishers are Werner F. Ebke and Jan Dirk Elstermann.
The independent newspaper brings news for Flensburg and the district of Schleswig-Flensburg. It is published six times a week, published by the Schleswig-Holsteinische Zeitungsverlag. Its printing press is at Büdelsdorf near Rendsburg. The sold circulation amounts to 27,050 copies, a minus of 30.7 per cent since 1998.
Schleswig-Holstein is a leader in the country's growing renewable energy industry. [41] In 2014, Schleswig-Holstein became the first German state to cover 100% of its electric power demand with renewable energy sources (chiefly wind 70%, solar 3.8%, and biomass 8.3%). [42]
In July 1944, the province was partitioned along the lines of its regions. Erfurt was ceded to Thuringia, while the bulk of the province was divided into the Province of Magdeburg and the Province of Halle-Merseburg ; Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel; in 1920 Northern Schleswig was ceded to Denmark); region: Schleswig
The dukes of Gottorf were vassals of the Danish kings and ruled over much of present-day Schleswig-Holstein. In 1721, when the Great Northern War ended, the dukes of Gottorf lost their power and their land became Danish crown land. After the Second Schleswig War (1864), Schleswig was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. [citation needed]
The Jutland Peninsula is a peninsula in Northern Europe with modern-day Schleswig-Holstein at its base. Schleswig is also called Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland). The old Scandinavian sagas, perhaps dating back to the times of the Angles and Jutes give the impression that Jutland has been divided into a northern and a southern part with the border running along the Kongeå River.