Duwenbeek

The Duwenbeek is the largest stream on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. The stream originates on the northern edge of the borough of Bergen auf Rügen, flows around the Nonnensee on its eastern side and empties into the bay of Koselower See in front of the island of Ummanz and hence into the Baltic. It flows through the Rügen municipalities of Bergen auf Rügen, Parchtitz and Kluis and forms parts of the boundaries of the municipalities of Bergen, Trent and Gingst.

Duwenbeek
Location
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Location	On the island of Rügen
Reference no.	DE: 967712
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Bergen auf Rügen
• coordinates	54°25′28″N 13°25′21″E
• elevation	25 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	In the Koselower See
• coordinates	54°28′44″N 13°16′04″E
• elevation	0 m above sea level (NN)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Basin features
Landmarks	Small towns: Bergen Villages: Parchtitz, Kluis, Trent and Gingst
Tributaries
• left	Lanzengraben
Navigable	no

Renaturalisation

On the occasion of the world fair, Expo 2000, the project "Habitats - The Duwenbeek Project" (Lebensräume - Das Duwenbeek-Projekt), which envisaged the renaturalisation of the stream, was born. Elements of this project were the reflooding of the Nonnensee, the establishment of a wetpark at the mansion in Boldevitz and a stone embankment to reduce the velocity of the stream in the reed belt of the Koselower See.

See also

• List of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

External links

• Pressemitteilung des Landkreises Rügen zum EXPO-Projekt Lebensräume - Das Duwenbeek-Projekt (dated 23 September 1999)