Island

Walfisch

Located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Coordinates: 53°56′25″ N 11°25′37″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: -1 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Wismar, Hansestadt; 5.2 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00

About Walfisch

Walfisch is an island. Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

From Wikipedia

Walfisch (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ] ) is an uninhabited German island, in the Bay of Mecklenburg in the Baltic Sea. It lies approximately 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) north of the city of Wismar, south of the island of Poel. The island is very flat and has a maximum circumference of about 500 by 300 metres (1,640 ft × 980 ft), a surface area of 20 hectares (49 acres) and is a nature reserve.

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At a glance

Length: 0.6 km
Area: 8.6 ha

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

37 sights and natural places within 10 km Naturschutzgebiet Insel Walfisch, Fliemstorf Huk

Nearest towns and villages

Wismar, Hansestadt Village, Nordwestmecklenburg
5.2 km SE
Zierow Village, Nordwestmecklenburg
4 km W
Zierow Village, Zierow
3.7 km SW
Gägelow Village, Nordwestmecklenburg
5.1 km SW
Bad Wendorf Village, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2.7 km S
Mittel Wendorf Village, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2.7 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Naturschutzgebiet Insel Walfisch Natural site, Wismar, Hansestadt
<0.1 km N
Fliemstorf Huk Natural site, Zierow
1.5 km SW
Wismarbucht Natural site, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2.4 km NW
Fauler See Lake, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
3.8 km NW
Naturschutzgebiet Fauler See-Rustwerder/Poel Natural site, Insel Poel
3.9 km NW
Strand Wangernp Beach, Insel Poel
4.3 km NW
Ahrendsberg Island, Blowatz
4 km NE
Rustwerder Natural site, Insel Poel
3.4 km NW

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Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026 · 2 independent sources