Old Town of Schleswig – Schleswig City Harbour loop from Schleswig

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Old Town of Schleswig – Schleswig City Harbour loop from Schleswig

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Old Town of Schleswig – Schleswig City Harbour loop from Schleswig

01:40

6.49km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.04 km

St. Johannis Monastery and Biblical Garden

Highlight • Religious Site

The St. Johannis monastery off Schleswig is also on the Holm. This rectangular building, with its modest dimensions, barely 80 × 60 meters in size, was founded in 1194 as …

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1.19 km

Holm Fishermen's Quarter, Schleswig

Highlight • Settlement

The men from the houses with their "Utluchten" (three-sided bay window) and "Klöndören" (half-divided doors) meet every evening for a bite before the "foot on the spar". This is a small alley that leads directly to the water.

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1.60 km

Schleswig Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Schleswig's old town is full of picturesque streets with old houses and squares to discover. Particularly attractive, of course, during the flowering period from spring to late summer.

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1.63 km

Schleswig Town Hall

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Two parts of the building, each from different eras, characterize the town hall of Schleswig. The front Classicist building was rebuilt in 1794 and the rear part is still preserved …

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1.84 km

Baroque House, Langestraße 9

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the most beautiful facades in the city with elements of Dutch Baroque.
The rear building was built in 1696, the front building in its present form in 1735 by the Arbo family using older building fabric.

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2.03 km

Old Town of Schleswig

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Schleswig is the oldest city in northern Germany and was first mentioned in 804. At this time, Schleswig was a secondary settlement of the Viking metropolis Haithabu. When this was …

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3.64 km

Beach

4.35 km

Schleswig City Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful view of the Schlei and the swaying sailboats at the harbor, a cozy promenade and nice restaurants - the perfect place to end a hiking day comfortably.

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5.07 km

Holmer Beliebung Cemetery and Chapel

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The central part of the quarter is a small cemetery with its own chapel, around which the individual fishermen's houses are grouped

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6.49 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.02 km

1.42 km

1.29 km

766 m

Surfaces

5.01 km

615 m

553 m

316 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 30 October

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Comments

November 16, 2024,Im trüben Novemberniesel 🌧️ durch Schleswig - trotzdem schön👫👫🐕☺️

Today we showed our friends my "working town": Schleswig.
On our tour through the rather gloomy November drizzle 🌧️ we took in as many sights as possible: St. John's Monastery, Holm, city harbor, Königswiesen, pedestrian zone, cathedral and town hall market (and I'm sure I've forgotten to mention one or two things, because Schleswig has many beautiful corners☺️ - even …

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June 18, 2025,Zur Freiheit und zum Hafen Schleswig

I've been hiking through Germany for three months now. And I keep finding more beautiful and interesting places. Schleswig is absolutely worth a visit. The only thing is, at 6 p.m., the sidewalks are rolled up. I now know what that means. The streets are truly empty. Curfew? I enjoyed the walk and today I even dipped my feet in …

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