Preetz
Sign in to savePreetz () 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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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.