The Lanker See is a lake in the region of
Holstein Switzerland
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in North
Germany
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. It lies south of the town of
Preetz
Preetz () is a town southeast of Kiel in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. Preetz is also known as "Schusterstadt" (English: 'shoemaker town') named after shoemakers who used to live and work in this town. Preetz has ...
in the district of
Plön
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, and is crossed from south to north by the
River Schwentine
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.
The Lanker See has wealth of small bays.
Almost the entire western area from the lakeshore to the
tracks of the Preetz-
Ascheberg
Ascheberg () is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The neighbouring cities, towns and municipalities of Ascheberg are (clockwise, starting in the North) the city Münster, the town Drenste ...
railway line
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are a
nature reserve
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.
The Lanker See has a surface area of , is up to 21 metres deep and is about .
It is divided into a large northern and a smaller southern part, that are joined by a passage a little more than 1 metre deep.
Without the islands its shore length is 17 km.
The Lanker See lies in the borough of Preetz and the municipalities of
Kühren
Kühren is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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,
Wahlstorf and
Schellhorn
Schellhorn is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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.
Lakes of Schleswig-Holstein
Nature reserves in Schleswig-Holstein
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