Hohwacht Bay (German: Hohwachter Bucht) is a wide bay in the state of Schleswig-Holstein on Germany's Baltic Sea coastline. It is named after the village and seaside resort of Hohwacht. The nearest large town is Oldenburg in Holstein, about 5 kilometres inland. A number of nature reserves fringe the bay and there is a military training area along its eastern shore.[1]

Hohwacht Bay from the west near the Kleiner Binnensee

On the western shore, about 1 kilometre north of Behrensdorf, stands the ninety-year-old Neuland Lighthouse which is used as a warning light by the military training facilities.[2]

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  1. ^ Kompass Map 740, Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz, 1:50,000, KOMPASS-Karten GmbH, Innsbruck, 2009.
  2. ^ Leuchtturm Neuland at www.wsv.de. Accessed on 11 Sep 2010.

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54°20′33″N 10°44′21″E / 54.34250°N 10.73917°E / 54.34250; 10.73917