Plön (Ploen according to the standard conversion of umlauts) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Plön. Population: 13,000. Plön coat of arms File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ä ä Ö ö Ü ü The term umlaut is used for two closely related notions: a special kind of vowel modification and a particular diacritic mark. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Plön is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ...

The town is situated at the shores of two lakes, the Großer Plöner See (Great Lake Ploen) and the Kleiner Plöner See (Lesser Lake Ploen). Hence water is surrounding the town at all sides, leaving just narrow access paths. Plön is the centre of the region called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland), an area full of lakes and woody hills.

Plön was founded in the 11th century by Slavic peoples. In 1633 a Renaissance castle was built on a hill above the town, being a summer residence for the rulers of Holstein and later for the German emperor Wilhelm II. Today it is a centre for education of opticians. The palace grounds are a popular recreation area. They include the Prinzeninsel ("Princes' Island"), which is actually a peninsula and not an island. (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance -French Renaissance -German Renaissance -English Renaissance The Renaissance was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... For other uses of the word, see Holstein Holstein (Hol-shtayn) is the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, between the rivers Elbe, Eider and the Schlei firth. ... Wilhelm II German Emperor and King of Prussia Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern ( January 27, 1859– June 4, 1941) was the last German Emperor ( Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918. ...

At the end of World War II, following the collapse of Berlin, it was temporarily the capital of Germany (Ruhleben barracks). The Ruhleben barracks (in German Ruhleben Kaserne) is part of the German Naval establishment located in Plön, Holstein, Germany. ...