Fockbek
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Fockbek | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Fockbek
within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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 Location of Fockbek | |
  Fockbek  Fockbek | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′18″N 9°36′3″E / 54.30500°N 9.60083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Fockbek |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Gilgenast (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.65 km2 (10.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,636 |
| • Density | 249.0/km2 (644.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24787 |
| Dialling codes | 04331, 04335 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www.fockbek.de |
Fockbek (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔkbeːk]; Danish: Fokbæk) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Rendsburg. Fockbek is well known throughout Schleswig-Holstein for the story of the Aalversupers (eel drowners) and is the home of the world's largest caravan manufacturer "Hobby Wohnwagen".
Fockbek is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Fockbek.
