Heikendorf

Heikendorf
Municipality
Monument to fallen U-boat sailors
Monument to fallen U-boat sailors
Flag of Heikendorf
Flag
Coat of arms of Heikendorf
Coat of arms
Location of Heikendorf within Plön district
Heikendorf is located in Germany
Heikendorf
Heikendorf
Heikendorf is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Heikendorf
Heikendorf
Coordinates: 54°22′20″N 10°12′29″E / 54.37222°N 10.20806°E / 54.37222; 10.20806
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictPlön
Municipal assoc.Schrevenborn
Government
 • MayorTade Peetz (CDU)
Area
 • Total
14.72 km2 (5.68 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
8,688
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24226
Dialling codes0431
Vehicle registrationPLÖ
Websitewww.amt-schrevenborn.de

Heikendorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is a seaside resort off the Baltic Sea, located approximately 10 km from Kiel. The oldest part of the town is the Old Viking settlement in Möltenort.

Notable people linked with Heikendorf

  • Adolf Dethmann (1896-1979) engineer and communist activist
  • Robert Habeck (born 2 September 1969 in Lübeck) writer and politician of Alliance '90/The Greens
  • Freya Hoffmeister (born 1964), business owner and athlete who holds several sea kayaking endurance records
  • Klaus-Dieter Flick (born 1937 in Germany) lawyer and financial broker, known as convicted Nazi art and military equipment collector from Kitzeberg, a wealthy suburb of Heikendorf
  • Fritz Lau (1872–1966), Low German playwright and author[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ^ Ehrenbürger. In: glueckstadt.de. Retrieved 15 December 2020.


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