Wendtorf

Wendtorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig- Holstein.

Geography and transport

Wendtorf lies east of the Kiel fjord and is divided into two districts Marina Wendtorf and Wendtorfer beach on the Baltic Sea and the old town center a few hundred meters inland.

History

A first place at this location was first mentioned in 1240. In 1440 the town was named Wendtorf. 1796, the first houses were built near the beach. The former fishing village now lives on tourism.

Policy

Of the eleven seats in the municipal council, the SPD has since the local elections 2008 eight seats, the CDU has two and the voter community FWG one seat

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Angular links divided by a golden- red split beams. Up in blue four silver shaft threads, covered with a left -turned, leaping golden fish, the bottom four in silver blue wave threads, covered with a red spade blade. "

Attractions

The village, which has already been awarded the title of most beautiful village in the country, has some interesting places:

• The new harbor promenade with a small museum harbor
• "nature 's playroom Children Adventure Land " with special play equipment in and around the water
• A " nature experience area ", elaborately applied from the community park with many information boards on nature
• The nature reserve Bottsand located in close proximity. According to the NABU this is " a gem of Schleswig-Holstein Baltic Sea Coast"
• The salt marshes to the neighboring Barsbek located harbor rare animals and plants.

Marina Wendtorf

At the marina, the former fishing village, in the district Wendtorfer beach was built to the sailing events in Kiel the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich holiday apartment complex with five high-rise buildings in large panel construction. This was supplemented by a row of shops in concrete pavilions and leisure facilities, such as mini golf or a long- disused badminton hall or a small outdoor pool also now closed. At the time, a community nursery school was built, which is also currently serve with Wendtorf and surrounding communities stone, Lutterbek, Heidkate and Barsbek.

The site has basic similarities with the Olympic Centre Kiel- Schilksee, which was underlined in addition to the continuous division as apartment complex through the individual houses names like dragon or Flying Dutchman.

The plant was operated with over 500 apartments from the Marina Wendtorf KG. The individual apartments were mostly sold since the foundation of the system to individuals or smaller real estate companies, they continue to rent again as apartments. By this procedure, and the lack of continuous use concept, the system is considered depreciation object, were carried out in which only explicitly prescribed maintenance work. This favors the fabric of the building is partially attacked the surrounding surfaces are maintained only in a few areas and between the residential buildings are several buildings and leisure facilities empty for decades and are partially dilapidated or damaged by vandalism.

2007 had the Marina Wendtorf KG declare bankruptcy and in 2008 was finally resolved. Since the bankruptcy, there are plans of another investor, Sven Hollesen of specializing in tourism projects Planet Group, for 50 million euros to modernize Marina and expand.

Sports

The SSV Marina Wendtorf 1964 offers its members a variety of activities.