Oeversee
Encyclopedia
Oeversee is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg
, in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Flensburg
. The Oeversee municipality was merged with Sankelmark
on March 1, 2008. The new municipality is, however, still called Oeversee.
Oeversee is part of the Amt
("collective municipality") Oeversee
. The seat of the Amt is located in Tarp, which is close to Idstedt
and Stolk
, among other smaller towns in the area.
The area was the place of many battles between the Germans
and the Danes. The village of Oeversee (or to be more precise, Sankelmark) wittnessed, for example, a battle between Austrian
and Danish
forces in the Second Schleswig War on February 6, 1864. There are still annual memorial services held for this event and celebrating the helpfulness of the citizens of Flensburg.
The Austrian city of Graz
named an alley and a school after Oeversee in recognition of this event, as the Austrian troops had been based in Graz. Returning the favor, Oeversee named a public square after Graz (Grazer Platz).
Schleswig-Flensburg
Schleswig-Flensburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Dithmarschen and Nordfriesland, the Region Syddanmark in Denmark, the city of Flensburg and the Baltic Sea.-History:Written history in the area began about 800 AD, when the...
, in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Flensburg
Flensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
. The Oeversee municipality was merged with Sankelmark
Sankelmark
Sankelmark is a former municipality in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is about 5 miles south of Flensburg. There was a battle there in the Second War of Schleswig . On March 1, 2008 Sankelmark was incorporated into Oeversee.-External links:*...
on March 1, 2008. The new municipality is, however, still called Oeversee.
Oeversee is part of the Amt
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
("collective municipality") Oeversee
Oeversee (Amt)
Oeversee is an Amt in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Tarp.The Amt Oeversee consists of the following municipalities:#Oeversee#Sieverstedt#Tarp...
. The seat of the Amt is located in Tarp, which is close to Idstedt
Idstedt
Idstedt is a village in Schleswig-Flensburg district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located c. 10 km. NNW of the city of Schleswig and east of the Bundesautobahn 7.The Battle of Isted happened there on 24-25 July 1850 during the First War of Schleswig....
and Stolk
Stolk
Stolk is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
, among other smaller towns in the area.
The area was the place of many battles between the Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
and the Danes. The village of Oeversee (or to be more precise, Sankelmark) wittnessed, for example, a battle between Austrian
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
and Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
forces in the Second Schleswig War on February 6, 1864. There are still annual memorial services held for this event and celebrating the helpfulness of the citizens of Flensburg.
The Austrian city of Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
named an alley and a school after Oeversee in recognition of this event, as the Austrian troops had been based in Graz. Returning the favor, Oeversee named a public square after Graz (Grazer Platz).