Coastal and Lakeside Attractions
This collection highlights the diverse waterscapes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from the historic 19th-century lighthouses at Cape Arkona and Warnemünde to the expansive Baltic beaches of Weststrand. It features the inland lakes of Schwerin, including the Burgsee and Pfaffenteich, alongside coastal lagoons like the Saaler Bodden and Salzhaff. The selection showcases significant maritime architecture, such as the Schinkelturm and Leuchtturm Buk, together with the natural scenery of the Mecklenburg Lake District and the sheltered Bay of Wismar.
A Warnemünde Lighthouse
Warnemünde Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the Unterwarnow, the estuary of the Warnow river, in Warnemünde, a district in the city…
B Warnemunde Beach
Warnemünde is a seaside resort and a district of the city of Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany.
C Cape Arkona Lighthouses
The Cape Arkona Lighthouse comprises two lighthouses and a radio navigation tower on the German Baltic Sea coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,…
D Leuchtturm Buk
Built in 1878 on the Bastorf hill, this is Germany's highest-altitude lighthouse at 95 meters above sea level. It offers panoramic views across the Mecklenburg Bay and the Baltic Sea.
E Dornbusch Lighthouse
Dornbusch Lighthouse refers to the lighthouse officially designated as Leuchtfeuer Dornbusch/Hiddensee in the north of the German island of…
F Schinkelturm
Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and completed in 1827, this brick structure is the second oldest lighthouse on the Baltic coast. It served as a navigation aid for Cape Arkona until 1902.
G Burgsee
Burgsee is a lake at Schwerin, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
H Pfaffenteich
Pfaffenteich is a pond in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 39.2 m, its surface area is 12.3 hectares.
I Bay of Wismar
The Bay of Wismar or more commonly Wismar Bay or Wismarbucht is a well sheltered multi-sectioned bay in the southwestern Baltic Sea, in…
J Krakower See
Krakower See is a lake in the Rostock district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 47.6 m, its surface area is 15.07 km².
K Saaler Bodden
The Saaler Bodden forms the southwestern part of the Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain and lies east of the Fischland peninsula about 30 kilometres…
L Weststrand
A natural beach on the Darß peninsula within the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park. It is characterized by fine white sand and 'Windflüchter' trees permanently bent by coastal winds.
M Malchower See
A lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District surrounding the historic island town of Malchow. It forms part of the waterway connecting the Fleesensee and Plauer See.
N Salzhaff
The Salzhaff is a part of the Bay of Wismar that is almost cut off from the Baltic Sea by the spit of the Wustrow and Boiensdorfer Werder…
O Ostorfer See
Ostorfer See is a lake in Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 39.5 m, its surface area is 2.089 km².
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