Laboe Explained

Type:Gemeinde
Laboe
Image Coa:DEU Laboe COA.svg
Coordinates:54.4089°N 10.2308°W
Image Plan:Laboe in PLOE.png
State:Schleswig-Holstein
District:Plön
Amt:Probstei
Elevation:21
Area:5.23
Postal Code:24235
Area Code:04343, 04382
Licence:PLÖ
Gemeindeschlüssel:01 0 57 043
Website:www.laboe.de
Mayor:Marc Wenzel
Party:Greens

Laboe (pronounced as /de/) 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 .thumb|left|200px|Beach of Laboe, with the recognizable outline of the Laboe Naval Memorial at the left

The city coat of arms depicts a swan and is based on its name, as Laboe means "swan" in the extinct Slavic Polabian language.