IF ALL goes to plan, Schleswig-Holstein will make political history this month. Its new government will include an ethnic-minority party, for the first time in a German state. The party, the South ...

Today, Dictator Hitler casts covetous eyes at Danish Schleswig, terrified the Danes a few years ago by planning a visit of Nazis there in full uniform. The Danish Government thought fast, passed a law ...

Little Denmark has next to no army or navy. Yet in the last 13 years it has won more territory proportionately to its size than any other world nation. Last fortnight the Permanent Court of ...

The region of Schleswig voted 100 years ago on whether to remain with Germany or join Denmark, which ultimately led to a split. This year is being remembered as the centenary of redrawing borders in ...

The former Duchy of Schleswig is currently divided between Germany and Denmark. Photo: Wikimedia Commons A leading politician for the Danish People's Party has been sharply criticised by his own party ...

A leader of Denmark's far-right party has managed to revive a border dispute that dates back to the 19th century. The Danish minority in Germany has slammed the idea and Denmark's government distanced ...

Could St Peter's Cathedral in Schleswig, where King Frederick I of Denmark is entombed, return to Danish hands? Photo: WikiTour/Wikimedia Commons The populist Danish People’s Party has thrown the ...