Koos

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Koos is the largest of several small islands in the Bay of Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It has an area of 772 hectares and a maximum elevation of just above three meters. The island is a largely uninhabited natural reserve with restricted access. It is separated from the mainland by Kooser Bucht and Kooser See, two bays connected by a tiny strait, Beek. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°10'0"N, 13°24'36"E

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Mecklenburg-West PomeraniaGermany

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Koos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Klosterruine Eldena, St. Nikolai, Pommersches Landesmuseum, Botanical Garden.

5.6 miS
Venerable ruins of an 1199 monastery
Klosterruine Eldena, Greifswald
143 min walk • Nestled in the serene outskirts of Greifswald, Germany, the Klosterruine Eldena beckons as a monument steeped in history and cloaked in the mystique of the past. These evocative ruins are all that remain of a once-thriving Cistercian monastery, which played a...
5.1 miS
Gothic architecture, Church
St. Nikolai, Greifswald
130 min walk • St. Nikolai, Greifswald, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of seafarers and merchants, is a Brick Gothic church located in the western part of the centre of Greifswald.
5.1 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Pommersches Landesmuseum, Greifswald
130 min walk • The Pomeranian State Museum in Greifswald, Western Pomerania, is a public museum primarily dedicated to Pomeranian history and arts.
5.3 miS
Park
Botanical Garden, Greifswald
136 min walk • Greifswald Botanical Garden and Arboretum, was founded in 1763. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Germany, and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. It is associated with the University of Greifswald in Greifswald, Germany.
5.2 miS
Universities and schools
University of Greifswald, Greifswald
133 min walk • The University of Greifswald, formerly also known as “Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald“, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
5.2 miS
Library
Greifswald University Library, Greifswald
134 min walk • Greifswald University Library is the official library of the University of Greifswald, situated in Greifswald, Germany. Its earliest days go back to the founding of the university in the year 1456, and it became Germany's first centralised university library in the year 1604.
5.1 miS
Church
St. Jacobi, Greifswald
132 min walk • St. Jakub in Greifswald-the Evangelical-Augsburg church, located in the western part of the Old Town in Greifswald. He is called by Saint. Jakub the Apostle. St. Jakub was erected in II. half. XIII century as a three -nave, indoor church in the style of North German brick Gothic.
4.7 miS
54°6'0"N • 13°23'15"E
Museumswerft, Greifswald
120 min walk • Museum
4.9 miS
Church
St. Marien-Kirche, Greifswald
126 min walk • St. Mary's Church in Greifswald-the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, located in the center of Greifswald at Marienkirplatz. He is called by the Blessed Virgin Mary. The St. Mary's Church was erected in II. half. XIII century is the oldest of the three main medieval Greifswald parish churches next to the cathedral of St.
2.3 miNW
Island
Riems
58 min walk • Riems is an island in the southwestern part of the Bay of Greifswald, a broad, shallow embayment of the Baltic Sea between the German mainland and the island of Rügen. Riems belongs administratively to the urban district of Greifswald, but is an exclave.
4.9 miS
Cemetery
Alter Friedhof, Greifswald
126 min walk • The Old Cemetery is a listed cemetery of the Hanseatic city of Greifswald, which is one of the oldest planned cemeteries in Pomerania. The 4.4 hectare cemetery is located in the Mühlenvorstadt between the Ryck River and Wolgaster Straße.

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Koos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)