Hohwachter Bucht is part of Kieler Bucht and has a sandy/stony shoreline 38 km long. Tourism and military training are the main human activities.
Key biodiversity
The site holds more than 20,000 wintering seaduck on a regular basis.
Protected areas
National None International PartialIBA overlaps with Special Protection Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hohwachter Bucht. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 12/04/2021.