Fahrenkrug is a municipality in the district of

Segeberg Segeberg (; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Ostholstein and St ...

, in

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which includes the villages of Rotenhahn and Ziegelei. Fahrenkrug was first mentioned in 1192 as ''Varencroch'' and belonged to the monastery of

Bad Segeberg Bad Segeberg (; ) is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg. It is situated approximately northeast of Hamburg, and west of Lübeck. It is famous for its annual ...

. The name Varencroch means a fern and corner, and the coat of arms of the municipality includes these symbols. In prehistoric times, humans were known to settle in Fahrenkrug. Along with stone axes and tools from the Stone Age, there were also significant finds in Bronze Age barrows, such as a golden ring.

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Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Segeberg {{Segeberg-geo-stub