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{{legend|#ffe781|[[Holstein]] (Germany)}}]]

[[File:Hertugdømmerne.png|thumb|Denmark, Schleswig, Holstein and [[Lauenburg]] before 1864 and [[Duchy of Oldenburg|Oldenborg]]^{[[:da:Grevskabet Oldenborg|da]]} and [[County of Delmenhorst]], [[County of Oldenburg]] and [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]], [[Grand Duchy of Oldenburg]] and [[Counts, dukes and grand dukes of Oldenburg]].]]

[[File:Landskabslove.png|thumb|The [[Codex Holmiensis|Code of Jutland]].]]

 

'''Jutland''' ({{lang-da|Jylland}} {{IPA|da|ˈjyˌlænˀ|}}, ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; {{lang-de|Jütland}}, ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of [[Northern Europe]] that forms the continental portion of [[Denmark]] and part of northern [[Germany]] ([[Schleswig-Holstein]]). It stretches from the [[Grenen]] spit in the north to the confluence of the [[Elbe]] and the [[Sude (river)|Sude]] in the southeast. The historic southern border river of Jutland as a cultural-geographical region, which historically also included [[Southern Schleswig]], is the [[Eider (river)|Eider]]. The peninsula, on the other hand, also comprises areas south of the [[Eider (river)|Eider]]: [[Holstein]], the [[Saxe-Lauenburg|former duchy]] of [[Lauenburg (district)|Lauenburg]], and most of [[Hamburg]] and [[Lübeck]].

 

Jutland's geography is flat, with comparatively steep hills in the east and a barely noticeable ridge running through the center. West Jutland is characterised by open lands, [[heath]]s, plains, and [[peat]] [[bog]]s, while East Jutland is more fertile with lakes and lush forests. The southwestern coast is characterised by the [[Wadden Sea]], a large unique international coastal region stretching through Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. The peninsula's longest river is the [[Eider (river)|Eider]], that rises close to the Baltic but flows in the direction of the North Sea due to a moraine, while the [[Gudenå]] is the longest river of Denmark. In order for ships not having to go around the whole peninsula to reach the Baltic, the [[Kiel Canal]], the world's busiest artificial waterway, that crosses the peninsula in the south, has been constructed. Jutland is connected to [[Funen]] by the [[Old Little Belt Bridge|Old]] and [[New Little Belt Bridge]], and Funen in turn is connected to [[Zealand]] and [[Copenhagen]] by the [[Great Belt Bridge]].