Laboe

Laboe
View from Laboe Naval Memorial southbound
Coat of arms
Laboe
Location of Laboe within Plön district
Coordinates: 54°24′32″N 10°13′51″E / 54.40889°N 10.23083°ECoordinates: 54°24′32″N 10°13′51″E / 54.40889°N 10.23083°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Plön
Government
• Mayor	Michael Meggle (Greens)
Area
• Total	5.23 km^2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,912
• Density	940/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24235
Dialling codes	04343, 04382
Vehicle registration	PLÖ
Website	www.gemeinde- laboe.de

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 submarine U-995.

Beach of Laboe, with the recognizable outline of the Laboe Naval Memorial at the left

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

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.

External links

Media related to Laboe at Wikimedia Commons

• Official tourism website (English)