Urkevitz

Urkevitz
Waters	Baltic Sea
Geographical location	54 ° 27 '56 "  N , 13 ° 13' 11"  E Coordinates: 54 ° 27 '56 "  N , 13 ° 13' 11"  E
length	1 km
width	300 m
Highest elevation	5  m
Residents	uninhabited

Urkevitz is an uninhabited island in Protection Zone II (maintenance and development zone) of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park . It is located in the Baltic Sea between the islands of Rügen and Ummanz ; from the latter it is less than 100 meters away. It is separated from the island of Rügen by the Wittenberger Strom . The island is about 1000 meters long, up to 300 meters wide and 5.3 meters high.

Urkevitz belongs to the municipality of Ummanz . Like the neighboring islands of Liebes , Mährens and Wührens, it is a bird sanctuary. A bridge leads from Ummanz to Urkevitz, but the island is not allowed to be entered.

proof

1. ↑ Ordinance on the establishment of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park. Dated September 12, 1990 , Retrieved June 7, 2019
2. ↑ Geodata viewer of the Office for Geoinformation, Surveying and Cadastre of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ( information )
3. ↑ Claudia Rusch: My Rügen. Mareverlag, Hamburg 2010