In the realm of the white-tailed eagle
The deepest lake in northern Germany
Schaalsee
a refuge of nature
Mystical, romantic, unspoilt: this is the legendary Schaalsee landscape in the east of the Duchy of Lauenburg. The Schaalsee is winding and enchanted, with its islands and peninsulas, known as Werdern. The inner-German border once ran right through the middle of it. In its shadow, a unique fauna and flora was preserved. Cranes and white-tailed eagles are probably the best-known inhabitants. Today, the Schaalsee connects the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The Schaalsee region is divided into the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park on the western side and the Mecklenburg Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve on the eastern side.
As gentle and tranquil as the lake may appear, it was once created by the powerful forces of the Weichselian glaciation. The water cascading down from the glaciers swirled 72 metres at its deepest point. Welcome to the deepest clear water lake in northern Germany!
The Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park and the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve share this fascinating treasure – Lake Schaalsee. The wooded islands of Seedorf and Groß Zecher are located on the western shore of the lake, halfway between Zarrentin in the south and Dargow in the north. They are peninsulas in the deepest lake in northern Germany.
