Films and series set in Schleswig-Holstein

5 films and series set here, plus 10 with only a filming location; ordered by German Wikipedia lookups, not viewings or sales.

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1KielDas Spinnennetz1
2GlückstadtFalsche Bewegung1

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Der Landarzt1987 · series · Schleswiger Straße 1, Apotheke · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#1348avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Amrum2025 · film · Amrum · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#2340avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Tatort: Reifezeugnis1977 · film · Eutin · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#3245avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Timm Thaler1979 · series · Flugplatz Hartenholm · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#4235avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Neues aus Büttenwarder1997 · series · Büttenwarder
#5230avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Abgeschnitten2018 · film · Helgoland · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#6180avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Falsche Bewegung1975 · film · Glückstadt
#784.6avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Tatort: Borowski und die Rückkehr des stillen Gastes2015 · film · Kiel · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#881.4avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse1966 · series · Hoisdorf · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#979.4avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Einmal Hallig und zurück2015 · film · Langeneß · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#1030.4avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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