Kappeln
title: "Kappeln" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-in-schleswig-holstein", "populated-coastal-places-in-germany-(baltic-sea)", "schleswig-flensburg"] topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappeln" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox German location"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kappeln |
| German_name | Kappel |
| type | Stadt |
| image_photo | Kappeln Klappbruecke.jpg |
| image_caption | Bridge over the Schlei |
| image_coa | Wappen Kappeln.png |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Kappeln in SL.PNG |
| state | Schleswig-Holstein |
| district | Schleswig-Flensburg |
| elevation | 9 |
| area | 43.33 |
| postal_code | 24376 |
| area_code | 04642, 04644 |
| licence | SL |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 01 0 59 045 |
| website | www.kappeln.de |
| mayor | Joachim Stoll |
| party | Ind |
| :: |
|name = Kappeln |German_name = Kappel |type = Stadt |image_photo = Kappeln Klappbruecke.jpg |image_caption = Bridge over the Schlei |image_coa = Wappen Kappeln.png |coordinates = |image_plan = Kappeln in SL.PNG |state = Schleswig-Holstein |district = Schleswig-Flensburg |elevation = 9 |area = 43.33 |postal_code = 24376 |area_code = 04642, 04644 |licence = SL |Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 59 045 |website = www.kappeln.de |mayor = Joachim Stoll |party = Ind
Kappeln (; ) is a town in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north bank of the Schlei, approx. 30 km northeast of Schleswig, and 35 km southeast of Flensburg. For the eastern Angeln and the northern Schwansen, Kappeln has center function.
History
Kappeln was first mentioned in records in 1357. In 1870 Kappeln received town privileges, after it was a Flecken. A Flecken was a market town in Schleswig.
Twin towns – sister cities
Kappeln is twinned with:
- DEN Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark (1984)
- POL Ustka, Poland (1991)
- ITA Merate, Italy (2007)
Notable people
- Jacob Moser (1839–1922), entrepreneur, Zionist and philanthropist
- Friedrich Koch (1859–1947), church painter
References
References
- "Unsere Partnerstädte". Kappeln.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::