Webcam Kiel. Port panorama
The extraordinary city of Kiel, located around Horn Bay, has a magnificent ensemble of architecture and a beautiful coastline, which is occupied by wharves, mostly for passenger liners. This is where the German navy began, with ships, cruisers, the only aircraft carrier, battleships, and the five-gun cruiser Ascold being built here.
Kiel (German: Kiel) is located in Germany and is the capital of Schleswig-Holstein (northern Germany). The city is on the shores of the Baltic Sea, more precisely - the Bay of Kiel, while a canal connects it to the North Sea.
The city has a moderate climate, the average temperature in January is slightly above zero, in July - about 17 ° C. The greatest amount of precipitation falls in August and the least - in February and March.
It is believed that the city of Kiel was founded between 1233 and 1242 years Adolf 4, on one of the peninsula of a huge, seventeen-meter bay. The count calculated that an excellent port for the Baltic trade could stand in this spot, untouched by storms.
Quiet life in the city flowed until the 19th century. In 1865, Kiel became the naval base of Prussia, and in 1871 the entire German Reich. Since that time in the city quickly began the development of shipbuilding, shipyards were built. It also began to increase the city's population, as shipyard workers began to arrive here. Unfortunately, World War I left a sad aftermath: the fleet was downsized, and the city's economy practically collapsed. In 1918, the sailors revolted, leading to the start of the revolution in Germany. When Hitler came to power, Kiel again became an industrial center and a major naval base. Due to the fact that weapons were manufactured in the city, it was the site of active bombing raids. In World War II, Kiel was almost completely destroyed.
When the city became the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, it was rebuilt according to new criteria. A little later, it was Kiel for Germany as a gateway to the international community, and since 1960, the gateway to Scandinavia. The city is a junction between north and south, a major cultural and industrial center, and a popular tourist destination.
