Rendsburg | |
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 Aerial view of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rendsburg within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district  | |
  Rendsburg  Rendsburg | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′N 9°40′E / 54.300°N 9.667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janet Sönnichsen (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 29,743 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24768 |
| Dialling codes | 04331 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www.rendsburg.de |
Rendsburg (Danish: Rendsborg, also Rensborg, Low German: Rendsborg, also Rensborg) is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. As of 2006[update], it had a population of 28,476.