in one of the national minorities in Northern and Southern Schleswig is not based primarily on cultural markers such as language, but on self-identification. Today there are 43 Danish schools, 57 Danish kindergartens and one Folk high school (Jaruplund Højskole) in Southern Schleswig. There are also various cultural and sports clubs, churches (Danish Church in Southern Schleswig), libraries, a museum, scout groups (Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig) and a Danish daily newspaper (Flensborg Avis). The Danish minority is also represented by the South Schleswig Voter Federation (SSW) in the Diet (Landtag) of Schleswig-Holstein and the German federal parliament. The SSW is not subject to the general requirement of exceeding a 5% hurdle to gain proportional seats in the state parliament. However, he must obtain enough votes that are required for a mandate. In the last Schleswig-Holstein state election in 2022, the SSW received 5.7% of the votes and four seats. The SSW is also represented in several municipal councils. See also DGF Flensborg North Schleswig Germans – German minority in Northern Schleswig North Frisians – Frisians on the west coast of Schleswig Danish Protest Pig – red and white pig breed, bred by South Schleswig Danes after they were forbidden to fly the Danish flag Footnotes External links 1955 Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations on rights of Danish minority in Southern Schleswig and German minority in Northern Schleswig The Danish minority Information about the Danish minority 20th century in Denmark Schleswig-Holstein Ethnic groups in Germany Ethnic minorities German people of Danish descent Flensburg