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Preetz
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Preetz () is a town southeast of Kiel in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. Preetz is also known as "Schusterstadt" (English: 'shoemaker town') named after shoemakers who used to live and work in this town. Preetz has a population of about 16,000 and is the largest city in the district of Plön.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_flag
Flagge Preetz.png
German location.image_coa
DEU Preetz COA.svg
German location.image_photo
Preetz Rathaus town-hall 2013-05.jpg
German location.image_caption
Town hall
German location.image_plan
Preetz in PLOE.png
German location.state
Schleswig-Holstein
German location.district
Plön
German location.elevation
24
German location.area
14.4
German location.postal_code
24211
German location.area_code
04342
German location.licence
PLÖ
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
01 0 57 062
German location.mayor
Björn Demmin
German location.party
Ind

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Official website

Stadt Preetz

preetz.de

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Geography
  • History
  • Politics
  • Mayors
  • Coat of arms
  • Twin towns
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Further reading

Preetz () is a town southeast of Kiel in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. Preetz is also known as "Schusterstadt" (English: 'shoemaker town') named after shoemakers who used to live and work in this town. Preetz has a population of about 16,000 and is the largest city in the district of Plön.

== Geography == Preetz is located in a hilly area referred to as the Holsteinische Schweiz (Holstein Switzerland) with a number of lakes and forests surrounding the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Preetz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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