Pfaueninsel
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Pfaueninsel (, "Peacock Island") is an island in the River Havel situated in Berlin-Wannsee, in the district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in southwestern Berlin, near the border with Potsdam in Brandenburg. The island is part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its outstanding Prussian architecture and is a popular destination for day-trippers. Pfaueninsel is also a nature reserve in accordance with the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area for wild birds.
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- Protected area.name
- Pfaueninsel
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- Schloss Pfaueninsel.jpg
- Protected area.image_caption
- View of the Castle from the Havel.
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- Germany#Germany Berlin
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- yes
- Protected area.location
- Berlin
- Protected area.established
- originally in 1924
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- Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG)
- Protected area.world_heritage_site
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
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Pfaueninsel (, "Peacock Island") is an island in the River Havel situated in Berlin-Wannsee, in the district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in southwestern Berlin, near the border with Potsdam in Brandenburg. The island is part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its outstanding Prussian architecture and is a popular destination for day-trippers. Pfaueninsel is also a nature reserve in accordance with the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area for wild birds.
==Geography== Pfaueninsel is an island of in the river Havel, situated between Kladow to the west and Wannsee to the east and downriver from the Großer Wannsee, in Berlin, Germany. Further downstream is the Jungfernsee. The island is mostly woodland with some open areas, including lawns and fields. The total size of the protected area, including some water-covered areas, is .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pfaueninsel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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