Plön
Plön is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants.
Plön is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants. It lies right on the shores of Schleswig-Holstein's biggest lake, the Great Plön Lake, as well as on several smaller lakes, touching the town on virtually all sides. The town's landmark is Plön Castle, a chateau built in the 17th century on a hill overlooking the town.
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Worth seeing in and around Plön
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Großer Plöner See
The Großer Plöner See or Lake Plön is the largest lake in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located near the town of Plön.
3.6 km · lake · Wikipedia - 02Kleiner Plöner See
The Kleine Plöner See is a lake in Holstein Switzerland in North Germany.
2 km · lake in Plön District, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Wikipedia - 03Behler See
The Behler See is a lake in the Holstein Switzerland region of North Germany. It lies between Timmdorf to the east and the town of Plön to the west.
3.1 km · lake · Wikipedia - 04Plön Castle
Plön Castle in Plön is one of the largest castles in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein and the only one located on a hill. The former Residenz of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön was built in the 17th century during the Thirty Years War and has had a colourful history in which it has, for example, been a school for military cadets and also a boarding school.
800 m · German castle · Wikipedia - 05Höftsee
The Höftsee is a lake in the Holstein Switzerland in North Germany. It lies on the River Schwentine east of the town of Plön between the Behler See and the Großer Plöner See.
2.4 km · lake in Plön District, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Wikipedia - 06Trammer See
Trammer See is a lake in Kreis Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. At an elevation of 20.03 m, its surface area is 1.63 km².
1.1 km · lake in Germany · Wikipedia - 07Langensee
The Langensee is a lake in the North German lakeland region of Holstein Switzerland. It lies on the River Schwentine between the lakes of Dieksee and Behler See.
4.1 km · lake in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Wikipedia - 08Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology is a German institute for evolutionary biology. It is located in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
900 m · research institute located in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. · Wikipedia - 09Parnass Tower
The Parnass Tower is an observation tower located in the town of Plön in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It sits on the summit of the low hill of Parnaß, which is a terminal moraine).
800 m · observation tower in Plön · Wikipedia - 10Widow's Palace, Plön
The ducal Widow's Palace in Plön in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein was the widow's seat of the Duchess Dorothea Christina. During its history the building has also served as an orphanage and was modified several times.
700 m · Castle in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Plön is famous for its lakes, which essentially surround the city.
- 01Johanneskirche
Old and charming little church is worth a visit.
- 02Parnaßturm
Tower, which offers a scenic view of the city with its surrounding landscape and lakes.
- 03Witwenpalais
- 04Schloss Plön
One of the largest castles in Schleswig-Holstein.
- 05Prinzenhaus
- 06Nikolaikirche
Markt 25,.
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Things to do
Hiking, Sailing, Canoeing...
- 01Prince's Island
Is a scenic day walk; actually a peninsula.
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Where to eat
- 01Eisenpfanne
Steak-n-potatoes/pizza restaurant in the middle of the old town.
- 02Altes Fährhaus
Is both a restaurant and a hotel on the shore of the largest lake.
- 03Dat Waffelhuus
Offer fresh waffles that can be customized according to your wishes.
From Wikivoyage: Plön, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Plön
- Airports
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt (HAM), 66 km · Odense Hans Christian Andersen (ODE), 146 km · Bremen (BRE), 164 km
- Stations
- Ascheberg (Holst) station, 5.5 km
- Hamburg → Plön74 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · €10–14
- Bremen → Plön161 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · €21–30
- Hannover → Plön204 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · €24–34
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Plön
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Plön. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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