Giekau
Digital Passport
Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Giekau is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, situated near Lake Selent.
Flag Description: The flag of the municipality features a red field with a ratio of 3:5. Diagonally placed across the field are white blacksmith's tongs (open towards the upper hoist corner), accompanied in the upper right (heraldic upper sinister) by a seven-pointed star shaded in alternating black and white.
Symbolism: The blacksmith's tongs signify historical crafts and traditional smithing in the municipality. The seven-pointed star is derived from the heraldry of historical local nobility associated with the Neuhaus estate.
Flag Description: The flag of the municipality features a red field with a ratio of 3:5. Diagonally placed across the field are white blacksmith's tongs (open towards the upper hoist corner), accompanied in the upper right (heraldic upper sinister) by a seven-pointed star shaded in alternating black and white.
Symbolism: The blacksmith's tongs signify historical crafts and traditional smithing in the municipality. The seven-pointed star is derived from the heraldry of historical local nobility associated with the Neuhaus estate.
Statistics
Area
23.40 km²
Population
1,042