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thumb|130px|Coat of arms of Holstein: a stylised nettle leaf; similar to the coat of arms of Schaumburg

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region
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Germany
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SH-Wappen (Carlshütte).jpg
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Holstein
inception
1474-00-00
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Category:Holstein
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Origins
  • County of Holstein
  • Partitions of the County of Holstein (1111–1474)
  • Duchy of Holstein
  • Partitions of the Duchy of Holstein (1474–1866)
  • United Holstein
  • Geography
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|130px|Coat of arms of Holstein: a stylised nettle leaf; similar to the coat of arms of Schaumburg

Holstein (; ; ; ; ) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Holstein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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