Heikendorf

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

54°22′20″N 10°12′29″E / 54.37222°N 10.20806°E / 54.37222; 10.20806CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictPlön Municipal assoc.Schrevenborn Government • MayorTade Peetz (CDU)Area • Total14.72 km² (5.68 sq mi)Elevation19 m (62 ft)Population • Total8,688 • Density590/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes0431Vehicle registrationPLÖWebsitewww.amt-schrevenborn.de

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.

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]

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