Schleswig, the chief town of the duchy, is situated in 54° 30' N. lat., le 35' E. long., in a pleasant country at the month of the river Sley, which forms a small shallow bay (Slie Fiord) obstructed by sand banks. It is a long irregularly built town ; the houses are mostly of brick, and resemble in neatness those of a Dutch town. The principal public buildings are the churches, of which the cathedral deserves notice on account of a carved wooden screen before the altar; the the orphan asylum, the poor-house, and the nunnery of St. John. Among the numerous public institutions are a cathedral school, and a deaf and dumb asylum. The population is about 12,000. There are mauufacturea of china, earthenware, lace, cambrics, thread, leather, sailcloth, woollens, starch, and refined sugar. Ou an island in the bay is the castle of Gottorp, formerly the residence of the dukes of Schleawig-Holstein. A little south of the town are remains of the famous fortified Danish wall, erected in the 9th century. The Slay has been rendered navigable, and the navigation by means of small vessels of 200 tons and under is considerable.
Besides APENRADE and FLENSBORG the following are the most con siderable towns in the duchy :—EckernfOrde, with 3500 inhabitants, has a good harbour on the east coast, and trades in corn. Friedrich stadt, on the Eider, a well-built town, founded by Dutch settlers, has 3000 inhabitants, Who have manufactures of silk, cotton, hosiery, starch, and lackered wares. Hama, on the west coast, with 4500 inhabitants, has a grammar-school, distilleries of spirits from potatoes, breweries, manufactures of leather and tobacco, and a considerable trade in corn and cattle. Tondern, or Tandem, on the river Widau, has 3600 inhabitants. It has a good port, with trade in corn and cattle, an oyster-fishery, and manufactures of cotton and lace. Thnning, a sea port and trading town at the mouth of the Eider, has 2200 inhabitants.
The railway from Altona to Rendsborg is continued to Schleswig and Flensborg, whence a line through Htinum runs to Miming at the mouth of the Eider. From Hiisum a branch line runs direct to Rendsborg.