Lake Schwerin Schweriner See
The Schweriner See (area 65.5sq.km/25sq.mi), together with some 25 medium-sized lakes and numerous smaller ones, forms the most westerly part of the Mecklenburg lake district, a rolling area of morainic country lying at altitudes of between 50m/165ft and 100m/330ft. The lakes, within easy reach of Schwerin, offer abundant scope for bathing and water sports of all kinds and for pleasant walks along their wooded shores.
There are boat services between Schwerin and the most popular recreation areas - Zippendorf, Muess and the island of Kaninchenwerder.
There are boat services between Schwerin and the most popular recreation areas - Zippendorf, Muess and the island of Kaninchenwerder.
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Kaninchenwerder (Ziegelwerder)
In the Binnensee (Inner Lake Schwerin) there are two islands of some size - Kaninchenwerder or Rabbit Island (nature reserve; outlook tower) and Ziegelwerder. The largest of the islands in the Aussensee is Lieps, a narrow island 2km/1.25mi long.
The Schweriner See has a natural outlet to the south by way of the river Stör to the Elbe and a man-made outlet to the north by way of the Wallensteingraben to the Baltic.
The Schweriner See has a natural outlet to the south by way of the river Stör to the Elbe and a man-made outlet to the north by way of the Wallensteingraben to the Baltic.
Paulsdamm
Across the middle of Lake Schwerin runs a causeway, the Paulsdamm (constructed in 1842), which separates the Binnensee (Inner Lake; maximum depth 43m/141ft) from the Aussensee (Outer Lake; maximum depth 51m/167ft). The causeway, which carries the main road from Schwerin to Güstrow and Neubrandenburg (B 104), is only a little above water level and affords magnificent views of the Aussensee (3-4km/2-2.5mi wide) and the Binnensee (up to 6km/4mi wide).
