Schleswig (; ;
South Jutlandic:
Sljasvig; archaic English:
Sleswick; ) is a town in the northeastern part of
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the
Kreis (district)
Schleswig-Flensburg. It has a population of about 27,000, the main industries being leather and food processing. It takes its name from the
Schlei, an inlet of the
Baltic sea at the end of which it sits, and "vik" or "vig" which means bay in
Old Norse and
Danish. Schleswig or Slesvig therefore means
bay of the Schlei.