Gelting

Gelting
Coat of arms
Gelting
Location of Gelting within Schleswig-Flensburg district
Coordinates: 54°45′N 9°54′E / 54.750°N 9.900°E / 54.750; 9.900Coordinates: 54°45′N 9°54′E / 54.750°N 9.900°E / 54.750; 9.900
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Schleswig-Flensburg
Municipal assoc.	Geltinger Bucht
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Linde
Area
• Total	19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,996
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24395
Dialling codes	04643
Vehicle registration	SL
Website	www.amt- steinbergkirche.de

Gelting is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea, approx. 33 km northeast of Schleswig, and 30 km east of Flensburg.

Gelting is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Geltinger Bucht.

Shield or Coat of Arms

St. Katharinen in Gelting, Schleswig Holstein

Heraldic Description:: „The coat of arms is blue under a radiant golden half sun a golden plow with a silver ploughshare.“^[2]

Gelting Personalities

• Detlev von Ahlefeldt (1612–1686), Military officer, War Commissioner for the Danish King
• Seneca Freiherr von Gelting (1715-1786), regional landowner
• Hermann Bendix Todsen (1864–1946), Mayor of Flensburg
• Herbert Kortum (1907–1979), Scientist; computer scientist and DDR computer pioneer
• Vera Dietz Motika(1936- ) singer and performer; emigrated to Columbus, Ohio, USA. By the act of emigration, she gave up all chance to obtain a European title.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gelting.

• Collection of images of the area
• District of Gelting - in German
• Material of the Gelting regions in der in the collections at the regional library in Berlin (PDF; 275 kB)

References

Towns and municipalities in Schleswig-Flensburg
Ahneby Alt Bennebek Arnis Ausacker Bergenhusen Böel Böklund Bollingstedt Boren Borgwedel Börm Böxlund Brebel Brodersby Busdorf Dannewerk Dollerup Dollrottfeld Dörpstedt Eggebek Ellingstedt Erfde Esgrus Fahrdorf Freienwill Gelting Geltorf Glücksburg Goltoft Grödersby Groß Rheide Großenwiehe Großsolt Grundhof Handewitt Harrislee Hasselberg Havetoft Hollingstedt Holt Hörup Hürup Husby Hüsby Idstedt Jagel Janneby Jardelund Jerrishoe Jörl Jübek Kappeln Klappholz Klein Bennebek Klein Rheide Kronsgaard Kropp Langballig Langstedt Lindewitt Loit Lottorf Lürschau Maasbüll Maasholm Medelby Meggerdorf Meyn Mittelangeln Mohrkirch Munkbrarup Neuberend Nieby Niesgrau Norderbrarup Norderstapel Nordhackstedt Nottfeld Nübel Oersberg Oeversee Osterby Pommerby Rabel Rabenholz Rabenkirchen-Faulück Ringsberg Rügge Saustrup Schaalby Schafflund Scheggerott Schleswig Schnarup-Thumby Schuby Selk Sieverstedt Silberstedt Sollerup Sörup Stangheck Steinberg Steinbergkirche Steinfeld Sterup Stolk Stoltebüll Struxdorf Süderbrarup Süderfahrenstedt Süderhackstedt Süderstapel Taarstedt Tarp Tastrup Tetenhusen Tielen Tolk Treia Twedt Uelsby Ulsnis Wagersrott Wallsbüll Wanderup Wees Weesby Westerholz Wohlde