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Wakenitz
Historical sight of the Wakenitz and Lübeck by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg (between 1572 and 1618)
Location
Country	Germany
States	Schleswig-Holstein Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ratzeburger 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
Progression	Trave→ Baltic Sea

The Wakenitz is a river in southeastern Schleswig-Holstein and at the border to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The Wakenitz's source is the Ratzeburger See 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).

See also

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• List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein
• List of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern