メホーファー湖の天然記念物・トップ5

Take a moment to pause

A memorable moment when cycling along here.

Beautiful historical plaque about the small place with great significance.

You can go hiking well here.

The Ice Age Rinnensee bears the name of the community of Mechow, which lies on the Lauenburg shore in Schleswig-Holstein. The lake, however, belongs to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The “ Grenzhus ” museum in Schlagsdorf opposite tells of the time on the former inner-German border. On the eastern bank of the lake, the stations of the border course tell this story. Today you can walk around the entire lake in a distance of around 9 kilometers. It's definitely worth taking binoculars with you! Lake Mechower is a paradise for water birds. Numerous species of ducks and geese live here. If you're lucky, you can even spot a sea eagle from the observation tower on the northwest bank. You can observe and take photos in shelter in the "Hide", a ground-floor wooden hut with a wide panoramic window. The observation hide at the southernmost point of the lake near Wietingsbek is barrier-free accessible. On the way, the beautiful landscape offers wonderful views, especially when the Schle is in bloom

The approximately 111 hectare nature reserve is registered under number 152 in the directory of nature reserves of the Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas. It was designated in 2013 (date of the ordinance: July 15, 2013) and replaces the approximately 31-hectare "Mechower Seeufer" nature reserve designated at the end of 1992. The nature reserve is largely part of the EU bird sanctuary "Schaalsee area" and the FFH area "Forests and lake shore east of Lake Ratzeburg". It borders directly on the "Mechower See" nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to the north-east and on the "Steinerne Rinne und Mechower Holz" nature reserve to the north. In the southeast are the nature reserves "Lankower Seeufer, Grammsee und Surroundings" and "Lankower See". The district Duchy of Lauenburg is responsible for the lower nature conservation authority. The nature reserve is located north-east of Ratzeburg in the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park. It is part of the Green Belt along the former inner-German border and protects the western shore area of Lake Mechower and some of the adjacent areas. In its northern area, the protected area is mainly characterized by a narrow strip of broken forest on the shore of Lake Mechower. In the area directly adjacent to Mechow and the areas to the south-east of Mechow, extensively used grassland areas with tall herb meadows and trees and shrubs near the banks predominate. Southeast of Mechow is a wet area with reed zones and still water in the nature reserve. Source: Wikipedia

we were lucky enough to meet a ranger here who then showed us where the eagle is sitting on the treetop on the opposite bank... that was very impressive

Great for a little hike