Wangels
Wangels | |
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The Farver Mühle, a windmill in Wangels | |
| Coordinates: 54°16′N 10°46′E / 54.267°N 10.767°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Ostholstein |
| Municipal assoc. | Oldenburg-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christin Voß |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.12 km2 (25.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,186 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 23758 |
| Dialling codes | 04382 |
| Vehicle registration | OH |
| Website | www.amt-oldenburg- land.de |
Wangels is a municipality in Holstein, located directly on the Baltic Sea. It consists of 12 villages (Hansühn, Barensdorf, Döhnsdorf, Grammdorf, Hohenstein, Karlshof, Kreuzkate, Kükelühn, Meischenstorf, Neutestorf and Wasbuck). Hansühn is the largest and central village with approx. 750 inhabitants, where the municipal administration and the church are located.
Remarkable are the stately old manor houses: Charlottenhof, Ehlerstorf, Farve, Friederikenhof, Testorf and Weißenhaus.
Weißenhäuser Strand is a vacation resort on the Baltic Sea
Wangels is directly connected to the A1 highway via the B 202 motorway; the distance to the state capital Kiel is 48 km, to Hamburg 113 km.