Großer Eutiner See
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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 230 hectares (568.3 acre), is up to 17 metres deep and lies at a height of about . It northern side borders directly on the woods of the Seeschaarwald. In the western part of the lake, separated by the Bebensund Bridge, the Fissauer Bucht, its main inflow, the River Schwentine enters, and then leaves again a little further west. For boating enthusiasts the Schwentine is only navigable upstream as far as the Großer Eutiner See.
There are two islands in the Großer Eutiner See:
The Fasanen Island ("Pheasant Island") on which the origins of the settlement in that area are located, and which used to be a visual axis point for the former baroque
garden at Eutin Castle
and which has been re-occupied today and is in private hands, and the so-called Liebesinsel ("Love Island").
Musicals take place during the summer in the castle garden on the shore of the Großer Eutiner See.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Holstein Switzerland, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It lies northeast of the town of Eutin
Eutin
Eutin is the district capital of Eastern Holstein located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As of 2005, it had some 17,000 inhabitants....
.
It has an area of 230 hectares (568.3 acre), is up to 17 metres deep and lies at a height of about . It northern side borders directly on the woods of the Seeschaarwald. In the western part of the lake, separated by the Bebensund Bridge, the Fissauer Bucht, its main inflow, the River Schwentine enters, and then leaves again a little further west. For boating enthusiasts the Schwentine is only navigable upstream as far as the Großer Eutiner See.
There are two islands in the Großer Eutiner See:
The Fasanen Island ("Pheasant Island") on which the origins of the settlement in that area are located, and which used to be a visual axis point for the former baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
garden at Eutin Castle
Eutin Castle
Eutin Castle in Eutin in the north German district of Ostholstein is the cultural centre and nucleus of the town and, together with Gottorf and Glücksburg Castles, belongs to the most important courtly secular buildings in the state of Schleswig-Holstein....
and which has been re-occupied today and is in private hands, and the so-called Liebesinsel ("Love Island").
Musicals take place during the summer in the castle garden on the shore of the Großer Eutiner See.