![]() In 2005 Kiel's GDP per capita was €35,618, which is well above Germany's national average, and 159% of the European Union's average. Kiel was one of the founding cities of original European Green Capital Award in 2006. Moreover, today Kiel harbour is an important port of call for cruise ships touring the Baltic Sea. A number of passenger ferries to Sweden, Norway, Russia, and other countries operate from here. Kiel is an important sea transport hub, thanks to its location on the Kiel Fjord (Kieler Förde) and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal). Located in Kiel is the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) (de) at the University of Kiel. 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. The Olympic sailing competitions of the 1936 and the 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Kiel. For instance, the city is known for a variety of international sailing events, including the annual Kiel Week, which is the biggest sailing event in the world. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the Baltic Sea, Kiel has become one of the major maritime centres of Germany. Kiel lies approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Hamburg. ![]() Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 240,832 (June 2014). Kiel City Tour, Schleswig Hostein, Germany 4kUHD ![]()
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