Princes’ Island
The Princes' Island is a peninsula in the Großer Plöner See southwest of the town of Plön in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Princes' Island was turned into a peninsula in the 19th century by the artificial lowering of the water level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peninsula
- Description: island in Germany
- Also known as: “Princes‘ Island” and “Prinzen-Insel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cadets‘ Cemetery and Plön Castle.
Plön Castle
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plön Castle in Plön is one of the largest castles in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein and the only one located on a hill. The former Residenz of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön was built in the 17th century during the Thirty Years War and has had a colourful history in which it has, for example, been a school for military cadets and also a boarding school.
Inseln im Großen Plöner See und Halbinsel Störland
Nature reserve
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inseln im Großen Plöner See und Halbinsel Störland is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koppelsberg and Plön.
Plön
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Plön is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants. It lies right on the shores of Schleswig-Holstein's biggest lake, the Great Plön Lake, as well as on several smaller lakes, touching the town on virtually all sides.
Princes’ Island
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Princes’ Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Prinzen-Insel”
- Dutch: “Princes‘ Island”
- German: “Prinzeninsel”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hinterste Wache and Ruhleben.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schwarten Warder and Zappen Warder.
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