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Day 2 - Kiel & Flensburg


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Tuesday, 22 October

Official welcome in Schleswig-Holstein
11:00 am
On the second day of the accession visit, the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, HE Daniel Günther, and Mrs. Anke Günther host an official welcoming ceremony in Schleswig-Holstein’s capital, Kiel.

 

The King and Queen participate in an accession conversation and a luncheon reception with the participation of, among others, state ministers, the presidium of the State Parliament, Danish honorary consuls in Schleswig-Holstein as well as Denmark’s representative in the state government.

 

Sailing tour to energy conference at GEOMAR
12:50 pm
The King and Queen sail on an electric ferry, which is used in Kiel as a part of the public transportation in Kiel Fjord. During the sailing tour, the director of the research institute GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Katja Matthes, introduces GEOMAR’s research and work in the areas of hydrogen and green energy.  

 

Energy conference at GEOMAR
1:15 pm
The King and Queen take part in the opening of an energy conference at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research. The State of Schlesvig-Holstein plays a role in the development of the infrastructure that will bring green hydrogen to Germany and in establishment of a pipeline that, in the long term, can transport CO2 from Germany for storage in Denmark. The conference is being held in cooperation with DI Danish Energy Industries, and 18 Danish companies and institutions are participating. 

 

The King will give the opening speech at the conference, and Minister President Daniel Günther and the Danish minister for foreign affairs will also give speeches.

 

Visit at Danevirke 
2:55 pm
The King and Queen visit Danevirke together with Minister President Daniel Günther and Mrs. Anke Günther. Danevirke is the largest ancient historical monument in Northern Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

The visit by The King and Queen at Danevirke focuses on the gathering of minorities and populations across borders, on the significance for the Danish minority and on the experience of 1500 years of shared Danish-German history. At Danevirke Museum, The King and Queen will get the opportunity to examine the Fieldstone Wall and Valdemar’s Wall as well as the Gate to the North.

 

The King and Queen will also get to greet archaeologists and receive a briefing on Danish-German museum cooperation in the border region.

Finally, The King and Queen will take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new museum.

 

Visit at Flensborghus and with the Danish minority
4:15 pm
The accession visit by The King and Queen concludes with a visit at Flensborghus, which is the centre for Danish association activities in South Schleswig. In company with the Danish minister for foreign affairs as well as Minister President Daniel Günther and Mrs. Anke Günther, The King and Queen participate in conversations with representatives of South Schleswig associations and organisations and greet citizens.

 

During the arrangement, The King and Queen will also take part in community singing led by the choir of Jaruplund Danske Skole.

 

Flensborghus was built in 1725 with permission from Frederik IV. The bricks used come from ruins of Duborg Castle, which was built by Margrethe I in the 1400s. After the First World War, the building was purchased by the Border Association and converted into a Danish community centre and library. 

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