Eckernförde

Eckernförde
Eckernföör (Low German)
Egernførde (Danish)
Town
Port of Eckernförde in mid-October 2005
Coat of arms
Location of Eckernförde within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Eckernförde
Eckernförde
Coordinates: 54°28′27″N 9°50′16″E / 54.47417°N 9.83778°E / 54.47417; 9.83778
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde
Government
 • MayorIris Ploog (SPD)
Area
 • Total
17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
 • Total
21,507
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24340
Dialling codes04351
Vehicle registrationECK
Websitewww.eckernfoerde.de

Eckernförde (German: [ɛkɐnˈføːɐ̯də] ⓘ; Danish: Egernførde, sometimes also Egernfjord; Low German: Eckernför, sometimes also Eckernföör) is a city located in the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, approximately 30 km north-west of Kiel, it has a population of about 23,000. Eckernförde is a popular tourist destination.

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