But legend has it that Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck couldn’t bear the idea of the ‘Danish’ lions pointing their bums at the Holstein nettle. Four official languagesSchleswig-Holstein has a remarkable four official languages - German, Low German, Danish and North Frisian. The state anthem sounds very rudeThe state’s official anthem, written in 1844, is commonly known at the Schleswig-Holstein Song. It's Germany's first totally green stateIn 2014, Schleswig-Holstein became the first German state to cover 100 percent of its energy needs through renewable energy. With steady winds blowing in off the North Sea, the state creates most of its energy via wind turbines.

Source: The Local May 05, 2017 15:11 UTC