A Northern Germany port city this is a quite place today but this was where a tremendous battle had happened during world War 2 Hitler’s army had access to the northern Europe or the Scandinavian countries from Kiel, the allied forces bombardment and had destroyed 70% of the old city during second world war but now today Kiel is a very beautiful and peaceful city. Kiel Fjord as it is called.
History: Kiel history began in 13th century when it was a Danish Village, in 1871 it became part of Germany it is has long history from a Danish village to present German Town. It’s a interesting read.
Location: Kiel is located in Baltic where it is a major port today for cruise Ships travelling from Denmark right up to ST Petersburg Russia. Kiel has also been one of the traditional homes of the German Navy’s Baltic fleet, and continues to be a major high tech Shipbuilding centre. Kiel Canal is the busiest artificial waterway in the world, the Kiel Canal. From Kiel Passengers ferries to Sweden, Norway, Lithuania and other countries. Moreover, today Kiel is an important port of call for cruise Ships touring Baltic Sea.
Reaching Kiel: we had gone to Kiel on a Msc Cruise Ship from Copenhagen to ST Petersburg Russia, Kiel is 90 kilometres from Hamburg which is second largest city in Germany after Berlin, there are regular trains from Hamburg and Berlin which comes to Kiel if you would want to travel by land also you will get Flix buses option which fast and cost effective. This city is very beautiful for its garden and History alike.
Places to see: the best way to do sightseeing in Kiel is to do a Hopon Hofoff bus which covers all the places worth seeing in the city. Kiel opera house and the tower gives you glimpse of action that had happened during world War 2 you can actually see the bullet marks on the walls around the tower.
The city has a market around the train station or Kiel hbf as is called in the German language, you can greet the people as Guten Morgen (good Morning in German) it’s always good to learn few words in local language when you travel it helps to connect.
