The Schleswig-Holstein Uplands or Schleswig-Holstein Morainic Uplands Dickinson, Robert E (1964). ''Germany: A regional and economic geography'' (2nd ed.). London: Methuen. . (German: ''Schleswig-Holsteinisches Hügelland'') is one of the three landscapes of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein; the others being the marsch (on the North Sea coast) and the geest (in the interior). In addition, the gently rolling hills or '' Hügelland'' of the

Baltic Uplands The Baltic UplandsDickinson, Robert E. (1964). ''Germany: A regional and economic geography'' (2nd ed.). London: Methuen, p. 614. . (german: Baltischer Landrücken or ''Nördlicher Landrücken'') is a chain of morainic hills about wide that bord ...

, the many small lakes and the long, deep embayments ('' Förde'') formed by the moraines of the Weichselian Ice Age are characteristic features of the area. Its best-known towns are Kiel, Lübeck and

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...

. The highest elevation in the area is the

Bungsberg The Bungsberg () is the highest point in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein (elevation: ). It lies in the region known as Holstein Switzerland in the municipality of Schönwalde am Bungsberg between Scheelholz and Mönchsneversdorf. T ...

in the region known as Holstein Switzerland ('' Holsteinische Schweiz''). On the Bungsberg is the only ski lift in the state (not permanently installed). The Schleswig-Holstein Upland comprises the following sub-regions: * Angeln * Schwansen *

Hütten Hills The Hütten Hills (german: Hüttener Berge, da, Hytten Bjerge) are an area of upland, up to , roughly west of the town of Eckernförde in the county of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein. They lie within the ...

Danish Wahld The Danish Wahld (, ) is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located between Eckernförde Bay in the north and Kiel Fjord in the south. The ''Amt'' of " Dänischer Wohld" in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde is named after the ...

* Wagria including Holstein Switzerland * Lauenburg Lakes

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Regions of Schleswig-Holstein North German Plain Highlands {{SchleswigHolstein-geo-stub

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