A warm welcome to
Schleswig Holstein's capital city Kiel

Kiel, the metropolis of the northernmost county Schleswig-Holstein was founded in.

image author: Jens Thöl

As regional, state capital, trade and ferry traffic city Kiel is situated at the world's busiest waterways.

Shipbuilding has been Kiel's pedigree for over a century. One of the first submarines (Submarine Monument in Laboe) was built here.

image author: Jens Thöl

Kiel is home of the gyro compass and the echo sounder. Busy shipping traffic runs from Kiel to Denmark, Sweden and Norway.