Laboe
Laboe (German pronunciation: [laˈbøː]) is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, approximately 10 km northeast of Kiel. The Laboe Naval Memorial is located within the municipality, as is the U-boat U-995.
Beach of Laboe, with the recognizable outline of the Laboe Naval Memorial at the left
Laboe | |
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 View from Laboe Naval Memorial southbound | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Laboe within Plön district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°24′32″N 10°13′51″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Plön |
| Municipal assoc. | Probstei |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Wenzel (Greens) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,994 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24235 |
| Dialling codes | 04343, 04382 |
| Vehicle registration | PLÖ |
| Website | www.laboe.de |
The city coat of arms depicts a swan and is based on its name, as Laboe means "swan" in the extinct Slavic Polabian language.
References
- "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
External links
Media related to Laboe harbours at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German)
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