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The Wakenitz is a river in southeastern Schleswig-Holstein and at the border to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
| Wakenitz | |
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Historical sight of the Wakenitz and Lübeck by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg (between 1572 and 1618)
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ratzeburger See |
| Mouth | |
• location | Trave |
• coordinates | 53°52′24″N 10°41′50″E / 53.8733°N 10.6972°E / 53.8733; 10.6972 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Trave→ Baltic Sea |
The Wakenitz's source is the Ratzeburger SeeinRatzeburg. It is about 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) long and drains into the TraveinLübeck. The majority of its eastern bank forms the border between Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. After the end of World War II this river formed part of the Iron Curtain between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. The Wakenitz drains an area of about 445 km2 (172 sq mi).
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