Plön
Map of Schleswig-Holstein highlighting the district of Plön
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District seat	Plön
Area	1083 km²
Population	133,900 (2002)
Pop. density	124 /km²
Licence plate code	PLÖ
Web page	http://www.kreis-ploen.de

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

[edit] History

The district was established by the Prussian administration in 1867. In 1932 it was merged 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.

[edit] Geography

The inland part of this small district is covered with lakes. The Großer Plöner See ("Great Lake Ploen", 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 Holsatian Switzerland, since this is a very hilly countryside. However, the hills are not higher than 150 m. North of the lakeland there is the Probstei, a countryside at the coast of the Baltic Sea.

[edit] 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

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Independent towns
Plön Preetz Schwentinental

Ämter
1. Bokhorst-Wankendorf Belau Bönebüttel Großharrie Rendswühren Ruhwinkel Schillsdorf Stolpe Tasdorf Wankendorf1 2. Großer Plöner See [seat: Plön] Ascheberg Bosau (Ostholstein district) Bösdorf 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

[edit] External links

• Official website (German)

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Coordinates: 54°15′N 10°25′E / 54.25°N 10.42°E / 54.25; 10.42