Panker

Panker
Coat of arms of Panker Coat of arms
Panker
Location of Panker within Plön district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Plön
Municipal assoc.	Lütjenburg
Government
• Mayor	Olaf Arnold
Area
• Total	22.74 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,446
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24321
Dialling codes	04381
Vehicle registration	PLÖ

Panker is a municipality in Plön county, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

The municipality of Panker includes the villages Darry, Gadendorf, Matzwitz, Satjendorf, Todendorf and Panker estate. The nearest city is Luetjenburg.

Panker first got mentioned in 1433 as "Pankuren", which is a Slavic name.

Panker Estate

The first owners of this estate was the Rantzau family, an old nobility, before it was sold to Frederick I, Lord of Hesse and King of Sweden, in 1739.

Frederick I gave this and some other estates to his misbegotten sons, hence they became Lords of Hessenstein. Occupants include Prince Frederik of Hesse, who died here in 1845.

The estate, which is located on the Baltic Sea, arose around that time, the villa was built around 1800. It belongs to the Hessian House Foundation. It is not available to public.

Villages in the municipality

Matzwitz

Matzwitz is a small village near the Landesstrasse 165. Many barnyards, farms and ranches were built along the short road through Matzwitz.

Darry

A kindergarten, a voluntary fire department and an elementary school are in Darry.

Todendorf

A flak range is in Todendorf - it is an outpost of the military training area in Putlos.

Gadendorf

Gadendorf has a voluntary fire department.

Satjendorf

A voluntary fire department is in Satjenburg.

External links

• Gemeinde Panker
• Ortsteil Gadendorf