Fockbek

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

54°18′18″N 9°36′3″E / 54.30500°N 9.60083°E / 54.30500; 9.60083CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde Municipal assoc.FockbekGovernment • MayorPierre Gilgenast (SPD)Area • Total26.65 km² (10.29 sq mi)Elevation12 m (39 ft)Population • Total6,674 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04331, 04335Vehicle registrationRDWebsitewww.fockbek.de

Fockbek (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

External links

• BBC's h2g2 features an article mentioning the eel drowners tale