The Günzer See is a shallow lake in the municipality of Altenpleen in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen . It is 1.6 kilometers from the Bodden coast in the coastal strip in front of the Grabow in the middle of a boggy reed meadow on the L213 from Günz to Buschenhagen (municipality of Neu Bartelshagen ). In the southern part of the lake there is an island of 0.7 hectares. The lake has a north-south extension of about 570 meters and a west-east extension of about 300 meters. On its east side, near the Chaussee, there is an observation post ("Utkiek") on stilts operated by the Groß Mohrdorf crane center . The lake and the surrounding meadows are a popular bird resting area. In addition to various water birds there are curlews and cranes . The cranes are fed and can therefore be observed and photographed from an unusual close range. During the core time of the crane migration, the Utkiek is looked after by volunteers from crane protection Germany.
