Fockbek
Fockbek | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Fockbek
within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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Location of Fockbek | |
Fockbek Fockbek | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′18″N 9°36′3″E / 54.30500°N 9.60083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Fockbek |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Gilgenast (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.65 km2 (10.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,636 |
| • Density | 249.0/km2 (644.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24787 |
| Dialling codes | 04331, 04335 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www.fockbek.de |
Fockbek (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔkbeːk]; Danish: Fokbæk) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Rendsburg. Fockbek is well known throughout Schleswig-Holstein for the story of the Aalversupers (eel drowners) and is the home of the world's largest caravan manufacturer "Hobby Wohnwagen".
Fockbek is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Fockbek.
People
- Ernst Voss (1822-1920), German shipbuilder and company founder of Blohm+Voss
References
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
- BBC's h2g2 features an article mentioning the eel drowners tale