Schilksee () is a town on the

Danish Wahld The Danish Wahld (, ) is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located between Eckernförde Bay in the north and Kiel Fjord in the south. The ''Amt'' of " Dänischer Wohld" in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde is named after the ...

peninsula in the

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. In 1959, the town was incorporated into the city of Kiel, therefore today sometimes named as Kiel-Schilksee (). The town is a popular vacation destination because of its beaches and houses several

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s.Porter & Prince, p. 482 Sailing events were held off Schilksee during the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. During the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

, held in Munich, Germany, the

Olympic Yachting Center Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

was built at Schilksee for the sailing events of the 1972 games.Lucas, p. 207

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* * Kiel Towns in Schleswig-Holstein {{SchleswigHolstein-geo-stub