Heikendorf

Coordinates: 54°22′20″N 10°12′29″E / 54.37222°N 10.20806°E / 54.37222; 10.20806
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Heikendorf
Monument to fallen U-boat sailors
Monument to fallen U-boat sailors
Flag of Heikendorf
Coat of arms of Heikendorf
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
 • Total14.72 km2 (5.68 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total8,688
 • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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.