Just 10 kilometers from your vacation resort of Glücksburg is the harbour town of Flensburg with its historic harbour, cosy cafés and restaurants and lovely stores for shopping. Find out more about the rum town and its history. Visit the wonderful museums on a beautiful day trip to the city that gives our fjord its name.
City of Rum
When Flensburg once belonged to Denmark, the story began that still gives the Frisian way of life a touch of the exotic today. Over 250 years ago, sailors from Flensburg brought rum back from the Caribbean islands. The "Gold of the Caribbean" thus became an important commodity on the world market and opened up a new economic sector for the city. This is why it is still popularly known as the "rum city" of Germany. Every year, the "Rum Regatta" takes place from the museum harbor. Here, traditional sailors take to the water with the aim of winning second place, as first place is more of a gag prize. The winners of second place, on the other hand, receive three liters of rum donated by the last remaining historic rum house in Flensburg. So the motto is: "Better safe and sound and second than broken and wider." Anyone who wants to feel the Caribbean-Frisian drop on their palate can do so during a visit to one of the rum houses.
Museum City Flensburg
Flensburg tells history: lively, diverse and maritime. Museums open the doors to the different worlds of art, nature, seafaring and technology.
The Museumsberg Flensburg with its two historic buildings, the Hans-Christiansen-Haus and the Heinrich-Sauermann-Haus, displays works from several centuries and tells of life in the region. The Natural Science Museum, also housed in the Heinrich Sauermann House, provides exciting insights into the world of animals, plants and stones. The Flensburg Maritime Museum brings the maritime past to the quayside. Former warehouses show how trade, shipbuilding and rum imports have shaped the city. OstseeCard holders receive reduced admission to these three museums, while children under the age of 18 are admitted free of charge. The Phänomenta is a real hands-on museum where visitors can experience science and technology in a playful way. A great experience for the whole family.
