Hohwacht Bay is a wide bay in the state of Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

 on Germany's Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...

 coastline. It is named after the village and seaside resort of Hohwacht

Hohwacht

Hohwacht is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It lies within the region of Wagria and its subordinate parishes are Hohwacht, Haßberg, Neudorf, Niedermühle and Schmiedendorf. The village was first mentioned in 1557 as Hohenwacht.- Location :Hohwacht lies on the...

. 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.

On the western shore, about 1 kilometre north of Behrensdorf

Behrensdorf

Behrensdorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It lies on the western shore of Hohwacht Bay on the Baltic Sea coast. About one kilometre to the north is the eighty-year old Neuland Lighthouse....

, stands the ninety-year old Neuland Lighthouse

Neuland Lighthouse

Neuland Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein on the Baltic Sea coast that was active from 1918 to 1996. It stands on the western shore of Hohwacht Bay about 1 kilometre north of the village of Behrensdorf. The lighthouse was built in 1915/16 and taken into...

which is used as a warning light by the military training facilities.