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Cross-border
economic
development
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Territory portraits: economic development on different borders
Economic fabric
The Syddanmark Region and the Land of Schleswig-Holstein have quite
similar economic specialisations. Renewable energies and logistics are
the dominant sectors in these regional economies, making this border
one of the most technologically advanced in these fields.
With the North Sea on one side and the Baltic on the other, the German-
Danish border region benefits from climatic conditions that are very
favourable for onshore and offshore wind farms. Biomass exploitation
is also present, with the border territories, particularly on the Danish
side, being primarily agricultural. The region is also working on the
building of storage capacities for renewable energies.
Because of the cross-border territory’s particular geographical
situation, on the route between Hamburg and Copenhagen, close to
the Scandinavian markets and on the threshold of continental Europe,
logistics is an important sector for the regional economy. Moreover,
the largest area for refrigerated storage in northern Europe is located
in Padborg, a Danish border town. In addition, 75% of Danish exports
and 60% of German imports transit via the Jutland road. The logistics
industries employ a total of 47,000 people, which represents 5% of the
active population in the two regions. Unlike Syddanmark, Schleswig-
Holstein has developed maritime activity around port logistics (particularly
in Kiel).
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Coastal tourism is also expanding. Lastly, we can note a medical
industry centred around d’Odense University Hospital, associated
with the activities linked to medical technology and biotechnologies in
Schleswig-Holstein.
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Source:
Stärkenpositionanalyse für die deutsch-dänische Region
, published by the secretariat
of the Wachstumszentrum project, April 2011.
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Source: Report by the consultancy firm Capacent,
Region Syddanmark & Schleswig-Holstein
„Kartierung der regionalen Stärken“
, 26 March 2009.
German countryside in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany, border Land with Denmark
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