Plön (district)

Plön (German pronunciation: [ˈpløːn] ^ⓘ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Ostholstein and Segeberg, the city of Neumünster, the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Kiel and the Baltic Sea.

Plön
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
Capital	Plön
Government
• District admin.	Stephanie Ladwig (Ind.)
Area
• Total	1,082.71 km2 (418.04 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	131,266
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	PLÖ
Website	kreis-ploen.de

History

The district was established in 1867.^[2] In 1932 it was enlarged with parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm. During the 20th century some municipalities left the district due to incorporation into the city of Kiel.

Geography

The inland part of this small district is covered with lakes. The Großer Plöner See ("Great Plön Lake", 29 km²) and the Selenter See ("Lake Selent", 22 km²) are the largest lakes in Schleswig-Holstein. The lakeland and the adjoining parts of the neighbouring district Ostholstein constitute the region called Holstein Switzerland since the countryside is very hilly. However, the highest hill (Bungsberg) is only 168 m high. North of the lakeland there is the Probstei, a region on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: the nettle leaf from the arms of Holstein an oak leaf, symbolising the forests a grain ear, symbolising agriculture a wavy line and a fish, symbolising the lakelands and the Baltic Sea

Towns and municipalities

Independent towns	and municipalities
Plön Preetz Schwentinental	Ascheberg Bönebüttel Bösdorf

Ämter
1. Bokhorst-Wankendorf Belau Großharrie Rendswühren Ruhwinkel Schillsdorf Stolpe Tasdorf Wankendorf1 2. Großer Plöner See [seat: Plön] Bosau (Ostholstein district) Dersau Dörnick Grebin Kalübbe Lebrade Nehmten Rantzau Rathjensdorf Wittmoldt 3. Lütjenburg Behrensdorf Blekendorf Dannau Giekau Helmstorf Högsdorf Hohenfelde Hohwacht Kirchnüchel Klamp Kletkamp Lütjenburg1, 2 Panker Schwartbuck Tröndel	4. Preetz-Land Barmissen Boksee Bothkamp Großbarkau Honigsee Kirchbarkau Klein Barkau Kühren Lehmkuhlen Löptin Nettelsee Pohnsdorf Postfeld Rastorf Schellhorn1 Wahlstorf Warnau 5. Probstei Barsbek Bendfeld Brodersdorf Fahren Fiefbergen Höhndorf Köhn Krokau Krummbek Laboe Lutterbek Passade Prasdorf Probsteierhagen Schönberg1 Stakendorf Stein Stoltenberg Wendtorf Wisch	6. Schrevenborn Heikendorf1 Mönkeberg Schönkirchen 7. Selent/Schlesen Dobersdorf Fargau-Pratjau Lammershagen Martensrade Mucheln Schlesen Selent1
1seat of the Amt; 2town

Map of municipalities and Ämter

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
2. "Kreis Plön" (in German). Schleswig-Holstein. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.

External links

Media related to Kreis Plön at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

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