Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Our German sister city, Eutin (pronounced “Oy-TĒEN”), population 17,000, is located in Schleswig-Holstein, east of Hamburg and north of Lübeck near the Baltic Sea. It is the county seat of Ostholstein. Surrounded by lakes, Eutin’s slogan is “where Nature meets Culture.” Eutin is the birthplace of classical composer Carl Maria von Weber and has its own rose variety with a local committee that cares for the roses in the public spaces. An open-air, 2,000-seat opera theater honoring Carl Maria von Weber perches on the lake’s edge in the park surrounding the castle. The Eutiner Festspiel (music/theater festival) takes place annually.