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Kiel - portrait of a city
The sea stretches right into the heart of the city. The biggest natural phenomenon in Kiel is the Fjord with its beaches. The view of the city from the sea, with its port installations, the giant passenger ferries, and the enormous gantry cranes in the shipyard – that is typically Kiel. Water is Kiel’s element. This is obvious in its expanding port, in its Cruise & Ferry Centre or its international oceanographic research, in its highly
specialized navy or its world-class water sports. The capital of Schleswig-Holstein is a traditional shipyard and navy city, with a lively student scene, people who like children, and an urban charm.
Kiel is the residence of the local state government and Schleswig-Holstein’s most important centre of services and education. Almost three quarters of all employees work in these areas. Kiel is a banking centre. The shipyards supply the latest state of shipping technology, “made in Kiel”. The state capital intends to open up further to the water, to link the Fjord banks even more thoroughly with one another, and to expand Kiel’s
position as centre of further education and technology. Kiel has a lot to offer – both to people and to businesses: excellently trained staff, low-cost business premises on prestigious sites, and a high quality of life. If you once come to Kiel, it is most likely that you never want to leave again.
Kiel has got around 230,000 inhabitants. Here you will find the living heart of Schleswig-Holstein, a region noted for both business and arts. Those who live here, and those who visit the city from all over the world, enjoy a broad and many-sided cultural experience and an intellectual climate marked by openness, curiosity and productions at the world famous Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
One of Germany’s biggest event halls is the Sparkassen-Arena. A broad range of shops, and entertainments which include everything from a casino to the variety theater, are features of the city which people from Scandinavia and the whole Baltic region know and appreciate. Festivals and events are part of the city. A particular highlight in the annual event calendar is the "Kieler Woche"– at one and the same time the biggest sailing-
sports event in the world, a forum for business and political meetings, and the biggest summer festival in northern Europe. Visitors from all continents greatly enjoy this unique mixture.
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