Kiel

kel, a city of northwestern Prussia. It is situated in the province of Holstein on a deep bay of the Baltic. The bay has the appearance of a lake with finely wooded shores. Kiel was a city of administrative importance in the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein, and was annexed with those states to Prussia in 1864. The University of Kiel was founded in 1665. There are about 1,000 students in attendance. The institution possesses a large library, a zoological garden, and various museums of antiquities. Kiel has an excellent harbor, and is advantageously situated for trade between land and sea. It is near the Baltic end of the recently constructed Kaiser Wilhelm ship canal. It is now a naval fortress, and is practically headquarters for the German fleet. There are important manufactories and shipbuilding yards. It has a population of about 125,000. The city is growing rapidly. See Germany