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{{About|the German town|the professor of biblical studies|Gary A. Rendsburg|the fishing trawler|FV Rendsburg}}
{{Infobox German location
|type               = Town
|image_coa            = DEU Rendsburg COA.svg
|image_photo       = 13-09-29-Rendsburg-N3S 9754.jpg
|image_caption     = Aerial view of the town
|coordinates       = {{coord|54|18|N|9|40|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan          = Rendsburg in RD.png
|state        = Schleswig-Holstein
|district             = Rendsburg-Eckernförde
|elevation              = 6
|area            = 23.72
|postal_code               = 24768
|area_code           = 04331
|licence               = RD
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 58 135
|website           = [http://www.rendsburg.de/ www.rendsburg.de]
|mayor     = Janet Sönnichsen 
|party            = parteilos

}}

'''Rendsburg''' ({{langx|da|Rendsborg}}, also ''Rensborg'', {{langx|nds|Rendsborg}}, also ''Rensborg'') is a town on the [[Eider (river)|River Eider]] and the [[Kiel Canal]] in the central part of [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) of [[Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde|Rendsburg-Eckernförde]]. {{As of|2006}}, it had a population of 28,476.

==History==
{{stack|[[File:Schwebefähre Rendsburg NIK 2853.JPG|thumb|Rendsburg transporter bridge]]}}
{{stack|[[File:Rendsburgerhochbruecke.jpg|thumb|Rendsburg Railway bridge]]}}
Rendsburg's foundation date is unknown though some form of [[fortification]]s was established by [[Bjørn Svendsen]] 1099–1100. Rendsburg was first mentioned in 1199. An old form of its name was '''Reinoldesburch'''.

It became a part of [[Holstein]] in the 13th century, but was transferred to [[Schleswig]] in 1460. Many times the town passed from Danish to German control and vice versa. In the [[Second War of Schleswig|German-Danish War]] in 1864 Rendsburg was finally seized by [[Kingdom of Prussia]] and [[Austria]]. After 1866 the town was annexed by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]]. Since that time it has remained part of Germany.

Although the [[Eider (river)|Eider]] is navigable for small craft from its mouth on the [[North Sea]] to Rendsburg, the town's importance rose in 1895, when the [[Kiel Canal]] was finished. The much larger ships that could navigate the Kiel Canal meant that, although situated inland, Rendsburg became a seaport and a dockyard.

==Sights==
The most prominent structure in town, the [[Rendsburg High Bridge]], 
a railway bridge made of steel, {{convert|2,500|m}} in length and {{convert|41|m}} in height, was constructed in 1913 to take the [[Neumünster–Flensburg railway]] over the [[Kiel Canal]] from the relatively flat land on either side. It is the longest railway bridge in Europe (highway/rail bridge [[Øresund Bridge]] is longer): on the northern side, the bridge connects to the [[Rendsburg Loop]] to gain height and to allow trains to continue to serve the [[Rendsburg station]]. Suspended from the railway bridge, a [[transporter bridge]] – one of only twenty ever built – traverses the canal.

The [[German Army|German Army's]] Air Defence School and the [[Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz]] are both located in Rendsburg.

Other sights include:
* Town hall, 16th century
* Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church), 1286
* Kiel Canal Pedestrian Tunnel, longest pedestrian tunnel in the world
* The longest bench in the world (501&nbsp;m), on the banks of the Kiel Canal
* Jewish Museum Rendsburg<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schloss-gottorf.de/juedisches-museum |title=Startseite - Jüdisches Museum |publisher=Schloss-gottorf.de |date= |accessdate=2022-04-05}}</ref>
* Museums in the Cultural Centre (Historical Museum Rendsburg / Printing Museum)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museen-rendsburg.de |title=Herzlich Willkommen in den Museen im Kulturzentrum Rendsburg - Museen Rendsburg |publisher=Museen-rendsburg.de |date=2021-11-25 |accessdate=2022-04-05}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:Michael Maier portrait.jpg|140px|thumb|[[Michael Maier]], 1618]]
[[File:Maria Davids - Portrait of Fräulein von Sydow.jpg|140px|thumb|[[Maria Davids]], 1905]]
[[File:Portrait album of who's who at the International Congress of Women - Fru Dagmar Hjort.jpg|140px|thumb|[[Dagmar Hjort]], 1899]]
[[File:HanneHaller.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Hanne Haller]], 1990]]
{{Category see also|People from Rendsburg}}
*[[Michael Maier]] (1568–1622), physician, counsellor to Rudolf II Habsburg
*[[Jacob de Petersen]] (1622-1704) a Danish courtier, politician and diplomat.
*[[Christian Scriver]] (1629–1693), Lutheran minister and devotional writer
*[[Johann von Löwenstern-Kunckel]] (1630-1703), chemist, born near Rendsburg.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Kunkel von Lowenstjern, Johann |last= |first= |author-link= |volume= 15 |page=947 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Marquard Gude]] (1635–1689), archaeologist and classical scholar.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Gude, Marquard |last= |first= |author-link= |volume= 12 |page=667 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Calmer Hambro]] (1747–1806), Danish merchant and banker
*[[Bendix Frantz Ludwig Schow]] (1778–1839), the mayor of [[Aabenraa]] from 1805 to 1837.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dengang.dk/artikler/3707|title=Bendix Schow - Borgmester i Aabenraa| date=18 May 2015}}</ref>
*[[Theodor Mommsen]] (1817–1903), classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist; Germany's first [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize winner for literature]], lived in Rendsburg for many years
*Heinrich Adolph Leschen (1836–1916), father of gymnastics and pioneer of [[physiotherapy]] in South Australia<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly |first=John A. |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/leschen-heinrich-adolph-13043 |title=Biography - Heinrich Adolph Leschen - Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=Adb.anu.edu.au |date= |accessdate=2022-04-05}}</ref>
*[[Marie Davids]] (1847–1905), painter
*[[Eduard von Liebert]] (1850-1934), military officer, colonial administrator in [[German East Africa]]
*[[Emil Jørgensen (architect)|Emil Jørgensen]], (1858-1942), a Danish architect,
*[[Dagmar Hjort]] (1860–1902), Danish schoolteacher, writer and women's rights activist
*[[Otto Tetens]] (1865-1945), a German [[natural scientist]] with an [[astronomy]] background.
*[[Ludwig Fahrenkrog]] (1867–1952), writer, playwright and artist
*[[Gustav Kieseritzky]] (1893–1943), admiral during WWII
*[[Hans Friedemann Götze]] (1897–1940), [[Standartenführer|SS-Standartenführer]] in the German Waffen-SS
*[[Otto Ebel von Sosen]] (1899–1974), musician, conductor and composer.
*[[Hans Egon Holthusen]] (1913–1997), lyric poet, essayist, and literary scholar
*[[Hans Blohm]] (born 1927), photographer and author, in Canada
*[[Otto Bernhardt]] (born 1942), CDU politician
*[[Hartmut Lutz]] (born 1945), professor of American and Canadian studies
*[[Hanne Haller]] (1950–2005), pop singer, composer, writer, producer and sound engineer
*[[Gerhard Delling]] (born 1959), journalist and author
*[[Jost de Jager]] (born 1965) CDU politician
*[[Philip Kraft]] (born 1969), fragrance chemist
*[[Noah Wunsch]] (born 1970), painter, photographer and designer.
*[[Mareike Wulf]] (born 1979), politician, has served in [[Bundestag]] since 2021.
*[[Gyde Jensen]] (born 1989), politician, has served in [[Bundestag]] since 2017.
=== Sport ===
*[[Hans-Ulrich Buchholz]] (born 1944), rower
*[[Alexander Kühl]] (born 1973), basketball player 
*[[Patrik Borger]] (born 1979), football player and manager
*[[Lauritz Schoof]] (born 1990), rower, Olympic team gold medallist at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Rendsburg is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web|title=Partnerstädte|url=https://www.rendsburg.de/stadtverwaltung/stadtportrait/kommunale-partnerschaften-in-europa|website=rendsburg.de|publisher=Rendsburg|language=de|access-date=2021-05-17|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417172112/https://www.rendsburg.de/stadtverwaltung/stadtportrait/kommunale-partnerschaften-in-europa|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg Municipality|Aalborg]], Denmark (1976)
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Almere]], Netherlands (2014)
*{{flagicon|EST}} [[Haapsalu]], Estonia (1989)
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristianstad Municipality|Kristianstad]], Sweden (1992)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], England (1968)
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Racibórz County]], Poland (2004)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Rathenow]], Germany (1990)
*{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Skien]], Norway (1995)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Vierzon]], France (1975)
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Rendsburg |last= |first= |author-link= |volume= 23 |page=97 |short=1}}

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