Province of Schleswig-Holstein

Province of Schleswig-Holstein
Provinz Schleswig-Holstein (German)
Province of Prussia
1867–1946

The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (red), within the Kingdom of Prussia, within the German Empire
Capital
Area 
 1905 (?)
19,004 km2 (7,337 sq mi)
 1939
15,682 km2 (6,055 sq mi)
Population 
 1905 (?)
1,504,339
 1939
1,598,328
History 
1867
15 June 1920
1 April 1937
 Disestablished
1946
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Schleswig
Duchy of Holstein
Saxe-Lauenburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck
Schleswig-Holstein
Aabenraa County
Altona, Hamburg
Haderslev County
Sønderborg County
Tønder County
Wandsbek
State of Mecklenburg
Today part ofGermany
Denmark

The Province of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Provinz Schleswig-Holstein [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia (from 1868 to 1918) and the Free State of Prussia (from 1918 to 1946).