Heikendorf
Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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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.
Heikendorf | |
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Monument to fallen U-boat sailors | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Heikendorf
within Plön district
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 Location of Heikendorf | |
  Heikendorf  Heikendorf | |
| Coordinates: 54°22′20″N 10°12′29″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Plön |
| Municipal assoc. | Schrevenborn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tade Peetz (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.72 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,372 |
| • Density | 568.8/km2 (1,473/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24226 |
| Dialling codes | 0431 |
| Vehicle registration | PLÖ |
| Website | www |
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]
