Wangels
Municipality
The Farver Mühle, a windmill in Wangels
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wangels within Ostholstein district
Location of Wangels
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Coordinates: 54°16′N 10°46′E / 54.267°N 10.767°E / 54.267; 10.767
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Municipal assoc.	Oldenburg-Land
Government
• Mayor	Christin Voß
Area
• Total	67.12 km2 (25.92 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,265
• Density	33.75/km2 (87.40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23758
Dialling codes	04382
Vehicle registration	OH
Website	www.amt-oldenburg- land.de

Wangels is a municipality in Holstein, located directly on the Baltic Sea. It consists of 12 villages (Hansühn, Barensdorf, Döhnsdorf, Grammdorf, Hohenstein, Karlshof, Kreuzkate, Kükelühn, Meischenstorf, Neutestorf and Wasbuck). Hansühn is the largest and central village with approx. 750 inhabitants, where the municipal administration and the church are located.

Remarkable are the stately old manor houses: Charlottenhof, Ehlerstorf, Farve, Friederikenhof, Testorf and Weißenhaus.

Weißenhäuser Strand is a vacation resort on the Baltic Sea

Wangels is directly connected to the A1 highway via the B 202 motorway; the distance to the state capital Kiel is 48 km, to Hamburg 113 km.