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All 10 questions about Schleswig-Holstein from the official BAMF catalogue, with the correct answer and an explanation. In the test you get 3 of them, plus 30 of the 300 general questions.
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Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025 · Questions and answers word for word as published. Explanations are written by EUpassway and are not official; the test itself is only in German.
The answer is Bild 3: the coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein shows on the left two blue lions on gold, on the right a white “nettle leaf” on red.
Nordfriesland (North Frisia) is a Landkreis (district) in Schleswig-Holstein on the North Sea coast, with islands like Sylt. Ammerland is in Lower Saxony, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Landtag (the state parliament) of Schleswig-Holstein is elected every 5 years. Almost all German states have a 5-year term; only Bremen still has 4 years.
In Schleswig-Holstein you may vote in Kommunalwahlen (local elections for municipality, town and district) from the age of 16. For Bundestag (federal parliament) elections you must be 18.
The state flag of Schleswig-Holstein has horizontal stripes in blue, white and red. White-blue is the flag of Bavaria, white-red that of Thuringia.
Schleswig-Holstein has no Landeszentrale but a Landesbeauftragter für politische Bildung (state commissioner for civic education). This office offers free, neutral information, brochures and events about politics.
The state capital of Schleswig-Holstein is Kiel on the Baltic Sea. Lübeck, Flensburg and Husum are other towns in the state, but not the capital.
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost German state. It lies between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea and borders Denmark to the north.
The head of government of Schleswig-Holstein is called Ministerpräsident / Ministerpräsidentin (minister-president). A Bürgermeister (mayor) leads a town or municipality (and the city-states).
Foreign policy is the job of the federal government (Bund), so Schleswig-Holstein has no foreign minister (Außenminister). Every state does have ministers of justice, finance and the interior.
Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025