Pheasant Island (german: Fasaneninsel) is one of the two islands in the south of the lake of

Großer Eutiner See The Großer Eutiner See is a lake in Holstein Switzerland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It lies northeast of the town of Eutin. It has an area of , is up to 17 metres deep and lies at a height of about . It northern side borders directly on ...

, which itself lies in the borough of in the district of in the German state of

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. The island is about across. From the 9th century, Pheasant Island was the site of a Wendish castle which was given the name

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and was the centre of the eponymous . The castle was linked to the shore over a bridge. The castle was destroyed in 1138/39 by the Holcetae during the conquest of

Wagria WagriaArnold, Benjamin (1991). ''Princes and territories in medieval Germany'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, p. 156. . (german: Wagrien, ''Waierland'' or ''Wagerland'') is the northeastern part of Holstein in the German state ...

. The subsequent settlement was built on the shore and developed into the present-day town of . Pheasant Island is one of the

landmark A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or f ...

s of the visual axes of the former Baroque garden of

Eutin Castle Eutin Castle (german: Eutiner Schloss) in Eutin in the north German district of Ostholstein is the cultural centre and nucleus of the town. Taken together, this castle, Gottorf Castle and Glücksburg Castle, form the most important group of cou ...

. The name "Pheasant Island" is derived from the old

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that used to exist on the island. Today, the island is privately owned and inhabited.

References

Bibliography

* Otto Rönnpag: ''Die Fasaneninsel, der Ursprung Eutins''. In: ''Jahrbuch für Heimatkunde'' Eutin, 1987, , pp. 99–102. * Gustav Peters: ''Von der Fasanerie auf dem Warder im Großen Eutiner See''. In: ''Jahrbuch für Heimatkunde'' Eutin, 1973, , p. 29.

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