Eckernförde
Eckernförde
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Port of Eckernförde in mid-October 2005 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Eckernförde
within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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Location of Eckernförde | |
Eckernförde Eckernförde | |
| Coordinates: 54°28′27″N 9°50′16″E / 54.47417°N 9.83778°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iris Ploog (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.38 km2 (8.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 21,563 |
| • Density | 1,009/km2 (2,612/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24340 |
| Dialling codes | 04351 |
| Vehicle registration | ECK |
| Website | www |
Eckernförde (German pronunciation: [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.