Flintbek
Flintbek | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 54°15′N 10°4′E / 54.250°N 10.067°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Eidertal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Horst-Dieter Lorenzen |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.57 km2 (6.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 7,510 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24220 |
| Dialling codes | 04347 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www.flintbek.de |
Flintbek is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is on the River Eider, c. 10 km southwest of Kiel. The meaning of the name is controversial but one possibility is the combination of flint(stone) with the word bek (beck, brook).
Flintbek is the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Eidertal, and of the former Amt Flintbek.
Archeological excavations at Flintbek discovered cart tracks dating from c. 3400 BC underneath a megalithic long barrow, belonging to the Funnelbeaker culture. This is the earliest known direct evidence for wheeled vehicles in the world (i.e. not models or images).