Arnis: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: WSG
Built around a narrow peninsula in the Schlei, Arnis grew into Germany’s smallest town. This compact settlement in Schleswig-Holstein was founded in 1667 by families who left nearby Kappeln, and its long main street still runs between waterside plots. The Schlei is a long Baltic Sea inlet, giving Arnis a distinctly maritime identity: sailing boats, small harbours and boatbuilding remain part of local life. Traditional houses, jetties and the Schifferkirche parish church shape a settlement whose scale differs sharply from the larger resorts along the Baltic coast. Arnis also lies within the Schlei Nature Park, where sheltered water meets reed-fringed shores and low-lying countryside.
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Arnis lies along the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea, on a slender peninsula between the water and the wider Angeln countryside. With fewer than 300 residents, it is known as Germany’s smallest town by population, though its compact streets and waterfront plots speak to a long maritime tradition. The settlement was founded in 1667 by 65 families from nearby Kappeln. Arnis’s Schifferkirche, or Mariners’ Church, and its harbour recall the close connection between local life, sailing and boatbuilding. Sheltered Schlei waters give the town a distinctly coastal character within inland Schleswig-Holstein. Browse other webcams across Schleswig-Holstein to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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