Laboe

Laboe
Municipality
View from Laboe Naval Memorial southbound
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Laboe within Plön district
Location of Laboe
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Coordinates: 54°24′32″N 10°13′51″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Plön
Municipal assoc.	Probstei
Government
• Mayor	Marc Wenzel (Greens)
Area
• Total	5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	5,546
• Density	1,060/km2 (2,750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24235
Dialling codes	04343, 04382
Vehicle registration	PLÖ
Website	www.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 U-boat 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.

External links

Media related to Laboe at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)