Citizenship test Schleswig-Holstein: the state questions

Two lions and a nettle leaf, Kiel, a state commissioner instead of an agency: the ten Schleswig-Holstein questions with answers and translation.

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Schleswig-Holstein lies in the far north between the North Sea and the Baltic, and three questions about it appear in the citizenship test. The coat of arms shows two blue lions on gold for Schleswig and a white nettle leaf on red for Holstein. The state flag is blue, white and red. The capital is Kiel, not Lübeck, Flensburg or Husum. The state parliament is elected for five years, and you can vote in municipal elections from 16. The correct district is Nordfriesland. The question on civic education has a twist: in Schleswig-Holstein the right answer is the state commissioner for civic education (Landesbeauftragte), not a state agency (Landeszentrale) as in the other states. The head of government is the Minister-President, and there is no foreign ministry. If you have studied other states’ questions, this is the answer to relearn.

The ten Schleswig-Holstein questions

The correct answer is marked, with our translation; picture questions are described in words.

  1. Schleswig-Holstein 1 Welches Wappen gehört zum Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein?Which coat of arms belongs to the state of Schleswig-Holstein?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. vier Felder: weißer Löwe auf Blau, rotes Kreuz, rot-weißer Schrägbalken, goldener Löwe auf Schwarz (four fields: white lion on blue, red cross, red and white diagonal bar, golden lion on black)
    2. schwarzer Bär auf Weiß (black bear on white)
    3. zwei blaue Löwen auf Gold und ein weißes Nesselblatt auf Rot (two blue lions on gold and a white nettle leaf on red) (correct answer)
    4. rot-weiß gestreifter Löwe mit acht weißen Sternen auf Blau (red and white striped lion with eight white stars on blue)

  2. Schleswig-Holstein 2 Welches ist ein Landkreis in Schleswig-Holstein?Which is a district (Landkreis) in Schleswig-Holstein?

    1. Ammerland (Ammerland)
    2. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte)
    3. Nordfriesland (Nordfriesland) (correct answer)
    4. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis)

  3. Schleswig-Holstein 3 Für wie viele Jahre wird der Landtag in Schleswig-Holstein gewählt?For how many years is the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein elected?

    1. 3 (3)
    2. 4 (4)
    3. 5 (5) (correct answer)
    4. 6 (6)

  4. Schleswig-Holstein 4 Ab welchem Alter darf man in Schleswig-Holstein bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?From what age may you vote in municipal elections in Schleswig-Holstein?

    1. 14 (14)
    2. 16 (16) (correct answer)
    3. 18 (18)
    4. 20 (20)

  5. Schleswig-Holstein 5 Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Schleswig-Holstein?What colours does the state flag of Schleswig-Holstein have?

    1. weiß-blau (white and blue)
    2. blau-weiß-rot (blue, white and red) (correct answer)
    3. weiß-rot (white and red)
    4. grün-weiß-rot (green, white and red)

  6. Schleswig-Holstein 6 Wo können Sie sich in Schleswig-Holstein über politische Themen informieren?Where can you find information on political topics in Schleswig-Holstein?

    1. bei der Verbraucherzentrale (at the consumer advice centre)
    2. beim Ordnungsamt der Gemeinde (at the municipal public order office)
    3. beim/bei der Landesbeauftragten für politische Bildung (at the state commissioner for civic education (Landesbeauftragte/r für politische Bildung)) (correct answer)
    4. bei den Kirchen (at the churches)

  7. Schleswig-Holstein 7 Die Landeshauptstadt von Schleswig-Holstein heißt …The state capital of Schleswig-Holstein is …

    1. Husum. (Husum.)
    2. Flensburg. (Flensburg.)
    3. Lübeck. (Lübeck.)
    4. Kiel. (Kiel.) (correct answer)

  8. Schleswig-Holstein 8 Welches Bundesland ist Schleswig-Holstein?Which federal state is Schleswig-Holstein?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. Fläche ganz im Norden zwischen Nord- und Ostsee (area in the far north between the North Sea and the Baltic) (correct answer)
    2. große Fläche im Nordwesten (large area in the north-west)
    3. Fläche im Nordosten an der Ostsee (area in the north-east on the Baltic)
    4. Fläche im Osten an der Grenze zu Polen (area in the east on the border with Poland)

  9. Schleswig-Holstein 9 Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef in Schleswig-Holstein?What is the head of government of Schleswig-Holstein called?

    1. Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister (First Minister)
    2. Premierministerin/Premierminister (Prime Minister)
    3. Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister (mayor)
    4. Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident (Minister-President (Ministerpräsident)) (correct answer)

  10. Schleswig-Holstein 10 Welche Ministerin/welchen Minister hat Schleswig-Holstein nicht?Which minister does Schleswig-Holstein not have?

    1. Justizministerin/Justizminister (justice minister)
    2. Außenministerin/Außenminister (foreign minister) (correct answer)
    3. Finanzministerin/Finanzminister (finance minister)
    4. Innenministerin/Innenminister (interior minister)

Behind the answers

The state’s double name is also in its arms. The two lions come from the Duchy of Schleswig, long tied to Denmark, and the nettle leaf from Holstein. In the exam you recognise the arms by their two different halves.

The civic education question is the real trap. In the other states the institution is called the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, and that answer is marked correct in their questions. Schleswig-Holstein instead has a state commissioner, the Landesbeauftragte. The catalogue asks for exactly that term.

For the capital, Lübeck is the best-known wrong answer, an old Hanseatic city with the Holsten Gate. Kiel on the Baltic is the seat of parliament and government. Nordfriesland lies on the North Sea coast, with Husum as its district town, which adds to the confusion in the capital question.

After the test

The test is one of several conditions for applying in Schleswig-Holstein. The tool works out when the others are met:

Earliest application

Earliest application

January 2027

Deadline (s. 10 StAG: 5 years’ residence)January 2027
Length of residencefrom January 2027
Residence titlemet
Livelihoodmet
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The 300 general questions are in the question catalogue; to book, see booking the citizenship test.

Common questions

Where do you get political information in Schleswig-Holstein?

From the state commissioner for civic education (beim or bei der Landesbeauftragten für politische Bildung). That is the right answer in the catalogue. In almost every other state the equivalent body is called a Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, so this question is a trap for anyone who has studied other states.

What is the capital of Schleswig-Holstein?

Kiel. The test also offers Husum, Flensburg and Lübeck. Lübeck is famous as a Hanseatic city, Flensburg lies on the Danish border, and Husum is the district town of Nordfriesland. The state parliament and government, however, sit in Kiel on the Baltic coast.

What colours is the Schleswig-Holstein flag?

Blue, white and red. The other options are white and blue, white and red, and green, white and red. The colours come from the arms: blue from Schleswig’s lions, white and red from Holstein’s nettle leaf. For other states, blue, white and red appears as a wrong answer.

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