Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Rendsburg-Eckernförde is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea, roughly between the cities of Schleswig and Kiel. Area 2200 km², population 271,000 (2002). The district's capital is Rendsburg. The district was established in 1970 by merging the former districts of Rendsburg and Eckernförde. A large portion of the Kiel Canal passes through Rendsburg-Eckernförde. Towns in Rendsburg-Eckernförde: Rendsburg, Eckernförde, Büdelsdorf, Nortorf. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.