Haby

Haby is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Haby
Coat of arms
Location of Haby within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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Coordinates: 54°23′56″N 9°49′9″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.	Hüttener Berge
Government
• Mayor	Gesche Clasen (SPD)
Area
• Total	5.79 km^2 (2.24 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	570
• Density	98/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	24361
Dialling codes	04356
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.amt-huettener- berge.de

At the southwestern end of the village of Haby the meadows are filled with fog some nights. This is where there was, until the middle of the last century, a big lake which was linked to the Wittensee. For a thousand years it was used by people living in this area as a fishing ground till the growing agricultural industry caused the lake to vanish. Haby was mentioned in records first 800 years ago. The ending "by" indicates Viking origins. Haby is the most southern location in Germany with the "by" ending. There is another village with an almost identical name in southern Sweden.

References

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).