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Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Flensburg

The Giant of Ulsnis

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Flensburg

The Giant of Ulsnis

Highlight • Monument

The Giant of Ulsnis

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Location: Ulsnis, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Friedhelm & Prinzessin Leia

February 24, 2019

Hiking

Where Ulsnis is today, there once lived a giant called the Old Man. His son got into a fight with him and moved to the other side of the Schlei. They threw giant stones at each other until both were fatally wounded.

The Old Man fell headfirst into the Schlei, where the peninsula "Nes" on the Gunnebyer Noor now lies. The place is now named Ulsnis after the Old Man (Ools Nes).

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July 24, 2019

Cycling

The Giant of Ulsnis has been the attraction in the small village near the Baltic Sea fjord Schlei since 2012. The Giant of Ulsnis was created by the regional artist …

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September 5, 2017

Cycling

The Giant of Ulsnis. A local artist created this figure in memory of the legend of the giant and his son, who lived opposite in Rieseby.

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View of Schlei Countryside – The Giant of Ulsnis loop from Ulsnis

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Location: Ulsnis, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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