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Wakenitz
Historical sight of the Wakenitz and Lübeck by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg (between 1572 and 1618)
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Location
CountryGermany
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRatzeburger See
Mouth 
 • location
Trave
 • coordinates
53°52′24″N 10°41′50″E / 53.8733°N 10.6972°E / 53.8733; 10.6972
Basin features
ProgressionTraveBaltic Sea
Gardens at the Wakenitz's eastern bank in Lübeck

The Wakenitz (Middle Low German Wakenisse [1]) is a river in southeastern Schleswig-Holstein and at the border to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The Wakenitz's source is the Ratzeburger See[2] in Ratzeburg. It is about 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) long and drains into the Trave in Lübeck. The majority of its eastern bank forms the border between Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. After the end of World War II this river formed part of the Iron Curtain between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. The Wakenitz drains an area of about 445 km2 (172 sq mi).

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