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Großer Plöner See

22 m72 ft
Area
29 km²
Max depth
14 m
Tonight
11°CCloudy · Wind 35 km/h S

Großer Plöner See is a lake at 22 m above sea level in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 29 km² in area and 8.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
22 m
Length
8.7 km
Shoreline
55.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Großer Plöner See in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

8.7 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
55.4 km
3D map

Großer Plöner See 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.7 × 10.7 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Großer Plöner See terrain and contours

5 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Großer Plöner See elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Großer Plöner See weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 11°C (52°F) · Wind 35 km/h S

Großer Plöner See forecast for about 22 m.

  • Tonight11°–35 km/h S
  • Today8°11°13.7 mm50 km/h S
  • Sun9°12°12.7 mm45 km/h SW
  • Mon9°11°3.6 mm40 km/h W
  • Tue13°15°–30 km/h S
  • Wed10°13°2.9 mm30 km/h W
  • Thu8°13°–17 km/h W
  • Fri9°12°–14 km/h E
  • Sat8°11°–17 km/h SE
  • Sun8°10°–16 km/h E
  • Mon7°10°–15 km/h E

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:32 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Großer Plöner See

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Großer Plöner See, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Godau

    1.6 km WSW · +2 more within 2.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    alter Wohnmobilhafen Spitzenort

    2.1 km NNW · +2 more within 2.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Prinzeninsel

    2.3 km NNW · +2 more within 2.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Camping GodauCampsite1.6 km WSW
Parking1.9 km SW
Naturcamping SpitzenortCampsite2.0 km NNW
alter Wohnmobilhafen SpitzenortCaravan site2.1 km NNW
neuer Wohnmobilhafen SpitzenortCaravan site2.2 km NNW
PrinzeninselParking2.3 km NNW
Parking2.4 km SE
Ascheberger ParkplatzCaravan site2.6 km NNW
Campingpark AugstfeldeCampsite2.7 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 10.7 × 10.7 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
96.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
3.3%
Steep, 30–45°
0.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.1% of the 114 km² view
Relief in view
96 m low point 10 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 36.2%Trees 24.6%Cropland 24.3%Grassland 12.2%Built-up 2.4%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.4 km; 1,113 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Roman Snail83
  • Cross Orbweaver75
  • Brown-lipped Snail74
  • Great stinging nettle66
  • European beech44
  • Mallard42
Where it sits

Where Großer Plöner See sits

Region
Schleswig-Holstein3Germany118Europe2,143
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Nearby places

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Downloads

Großer Plöner See downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia