Holsteinische Schweiz & Wagrien (Germany)
Kiel / EDHK → Fehmarn / ED75.
Leaving Kiel behind us we made our way across the Holsteinische Schweiz / “Holstein Switzerland”, reaching Plön as our first landmark. This town is surrounded by lakes with the Großer Plönsee as the largest. It is known for both its 17th century chateau as well as for its Bundesmarine NCO school.
Further east we came across the district capital of Eastern Holstein, Eutin. Dating back into the 7th century, Eutin / Utin was a major settlement of the Slavonic Obodrites, before being populated by Dutch settlers and later becoming the seat of the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck due to Lübeck itself being a Free City of the Holy Roman Empire.
Before crossing over to the Island of Fehmarn we visited Heiligenhafen on the Baltic Sea. It is home to a protected bird area called the Graswarder on one of its two headlands.