Laboe
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.
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Beach of Laboe, with the recognizable outline of the Laboe Naval Memorial at the left
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The city coat of arms depicts a swan and is based on its name, as Laboe means "swan" in the extinct Slavic Polabian language.
References
External links
Media related to Laboe at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German)