Editing Holstein (section)

==Geography==
As of 1864, Holstein bordered [[Denmark]] in the north, the [[Bishopric of Lübeck#Principality and Region of Lübeck|Principality of Lübeck]] (formerly the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck, an exclave of the [[Grand Duchy of Oldenburg]]), the [[Free City of Lübeck|Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck]], and the [[Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg]] in the east, and the [[Kingdom of Hanover]] and the [[Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg]] in the south. It also borders the [[North Sea]] in the west and the [[Baltic Sea]] in the east. Its only major island is [[Fehmarn]], originally a part of the [[Duchy of Schleswig]] until 1867.

Cities in Holstein included [[Kiel]], [[Altona, Hamburg|Altona]], [[Glückstadt]], [[Rendsburg]], [[Bad Segeberg|Segeberg]], [[Heiligenhafen]], [[Oldenburg in Holstein]], and [[Plön]]. It had an area of 8,385&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.