The Schlei (Danish: Slien) is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea, which stretches for approximately 32km from the Baltic near Kappeln to the city of Schleswig, and separates the Angeln peninsula to the north from the Schwansen peninsula to the south. The important Viking settlement of Hedeby was located at the head of the firth (fjord), but was later abandoned in favor of the city of Schleswig. Sieseby is one of the villages which form Thumby (Danish: Tumby), a municipality located along the Schlei.
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