Rendsburg

Rendsburg
Aerial view of the town
Location of Rendsburg within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Rendsburg
Rendsburg
Coordinates: 54°18′N 9°40′E / 54.300°N 9.667°E / 54.300; 9.667
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde
Government
  MayorJanet Sönnichsen (Ind.)
Area
  Total
23.72 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
30,723
  Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24768
Dialling codes04331
Vehicle registrationRD
Websitewww.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, it had a population of 28,476.