Langenwerder is a small

uninhabited island A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotyp ...

near the

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Poel Poel () or Poel Island (german: Insel Poel), is an island in the Baltic Sea. It forms the natural northern and eastern boundaries of the Bay of Wismar on the German coast. The northern coast of the island is also on the south side of the large gu ...

north of Gollwitz, a district of the municipality of

Poel island Poel () or Poel Island (german: Insel Poel), is an island in the Baltic Sea. It forms the natural northern and eastern boundaries of the Bay of Wismar on the German coast. The northern coast of the island is also on the south side of the large gu ...

. It is approximately 800 metres long, 500 metres wide, and flat. The island is a

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, due to the birds that live there, and therefore access to the island is not usually allowed.

External links

www.langenwerder.de
Homepage of Langenwerder {{authority control German islands in the Baltic Uninhabited islands of Germany Bay of Wismar Nature reserves in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Islands of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania