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Wadden Sea

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Wadden Sea is in Bremerhaven. The nearest other World Heritage site is Town Hall of Bremen, about 55 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Bremerhaven · about 138,000 peopleabout 3 km north-east
  • Oldenburg · about 167,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
  • Bremen · about 725,000 peopleabout 50 km south
  • Emden · about 52,000 peopleabout 90 km west
  • Hamburg · about 1,757,000 peopleabout 95 km east
  • Groningen · about 217,000 peopleabout 140 km west
Wadden SeaHamburgBremenKielLübeckGroningenOldenburgLeeuwardenSchwerinAssenEmdenTown Hall of BremenSpeicherstadt and KontorhausHanseatic City of LübeckColonies of BenevolenceIr.D.F. Woudagemaal50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Wadden Sea and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesTown Hall of Bremen1Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus2Hedeby and Danevirke3Hanseatic City of Lübeck4Colonies of Benevolence5Wadden Sea
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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