Harkenbäk

Harkenbäk is a creek in , that empties into the Baltic Sea. The Harkenbäk rises west of the Schippmannsberges between the city of and the district of Pötenitz in northwest Mecklenburg.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Germany
  • Also known as: Harkenbak

Places of Interest

Highlights include Küstenlandschaft zwischen Priwall und Barendorf mit Harkenbäkniederung and Burgwall Feldhusen.

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Priwall Peninsula and Travemünde.

Village
The is a spit located across from the town of at the River estuary, on 's Baltic Sea coast. Since 1226 it has been administratively part of , itself controlled by Lübeck. is situated 4½ km west of Harkenbäk.

is the closest of the boroughs of to the Baltic Sea. As the name suggests, it is at the mouth of the river Trave. For hundreds of years, has been a popular seaside resort and harbour on the German Baltic coast of .

Village
Photo: Sozi, Public domain.
is a municipality in the district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is close to the cities of , and and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. is situated 6 km east of Harkenbäk.

Harkenbäk

Latitude
53.9678° or 53° 58′ 4″ north
Longitude
10.95363° or 10° 57′ 13″ east
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
9F5GXX93+4F
Geo­Names ID
3232558
Wiki­data ID
Q1585422
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Irish—“Harkenbäk” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Harkenbäk
  • Catalan: Harkenbäk
  • Cebuano: Harkenbäk
  • Chinese: 哈肯貝克河
  • Dutch: Harkenbäk
  • Egyptian Arabic: هاركينباك
  • French: Harkenbäk
  • German: Harkenbäk
  • German: Harkenbeck
  • German: Harkenbeek
  • Irish: Harkenbäk

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Naturschutzgebiet Küstenlanschaft zwischen Priwall und Barendorf mit Harkenbäkniederung and Klodtenberg.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Harkenbäk”. Photo: Niteshift, CC BY-SA 3.0.