Bay of Mecklenburg or Mecklenburg Bight (German: Mecklenburgische Bucht, Danish: Mecklenburg Bugt, and Polish: Zatoka Meklemburska) is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, between the shores of Germany to the south and the Danish islands of Lolland, Falster, and Møn to the north. Map of the Baltic Sea. ... Lolland (formerly spelled Laaland) is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of some 1,243 square kilometers. ... Falster is a Danish island. ... Møn is a municipality, and also an island, in south Denmark, in the county of Storstrøm. ...
The Bay of Mecklenburg connects to the Bay of Kiel in the northwest. Bay of Kiel (German: Kieler Bucht; Polish: Zatoka Kilońska) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of German land Schleswig-Holstein and the islands of Denmark. ...
The Bay of Wismar and the Bay of Lübeck are parts of the Bay of Mecklenburg. The Bay of Lübeck (German: Lübecker Bucht; Polish: Zatoka Lubecka) is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of German lands of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein. ...
Notable ports in the Bay of Mecklenburg are Rostock and Wismar. Rostock is a city in northern Germany. ... Wismar is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. ...
Wismar is a smaller port and Hanseatic League city in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin.
Its natural harbor, located in the Bay of Wismar is well-protected by a promontory.
Wismar is said to have received civic rights in 1229, and came into the possession of Mecklenburg in 1301.
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