Großbarkau

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 54 ° 14 '  N , 10 ° 10'  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Plön
Office :	Preetz country
Height :	38 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.93 km 2
Residents:	253 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	86 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	24245
Area code :	04302
License plate :	PLÖ
Community key :	01 0 57 023
Office administration address:	Am Berg 2 24211 Schellhorn
Website :	www.amtpreetzland.de
Mayor :	Daniel Smederevac (independent)
Location of the community Großbarkau in the district of Plön

Großbarkau is a municipality in the Barkauer Land region in the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein . The village was founded by Wenden . The original name Barkau was later transferred to the neighboring villages of Kirchbarkau and Klein Barkau , which were not founded by Wenden. Apart from the village of Großbarkau, the community has no other districts.

Geography and traffic

Großbarkau is located on the federal highway 404 between Kiel and Bad Segeberg about 9 km northeast of Bordesholm and about 11 km south of Kiel. From 1911 to 1961 Großbarkau was the railway station of the Kleinbahn Kiel – Segeberg , from 1910 to 1930 it was also a stop of the Kleinbahn Kirchbarkau – Preetz – Lütjenburg .

history

Großbarkau was first mentioned between 1264 and 1289 as Brocove or Wendisch Brocowe , which is derived from the Old Polish personal name Broch or Brochoslaw. In 1400 Detlev Brockow sold the liens to the Preetz monastery . In 1420 the Preetz Monastery bought four of the five Hufen (farms).

religion

53% of the residents of Großbarkau are Catholic, 2% Protestant. The Lutherans of the place belong to the parish Kirchbarkau of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany . For the few Catholics, the parish of Francis of Assisi , based in Kiel , which belongs to the Archdiocese of Hamburg, is responsible.

politics

Local council, mayor

After the local elections in 2018, the voter communities WGG had five and DLG four seats in the community council. The mayor Daniel Smederevac of the WGG has been in office since June 25, 2018.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Divided by red and blue by a narrow silver stepped gable beam. Below is a five-spoke silver wagon wheel. "

economy

Today agriculture is still practiced on three farms, with the majority of the workforce being employed in the nearby state capital of Kiel .

Web links

Commons : Großbarkau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Großbarkau municipality at the Preetz-Land office

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein topography. Vol. 4: Groß Sarau - Holstenniendorf . 1st edition Flying-Kiwi-Verl. Junge, Flensburg 2004, ISBN 978-3-926055-75-0 , p. 13 ( dnb.de [accessed on May 1, 2020]).
3. ↑ 2011 census
4. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms