Hohwachter Flunder, Observation deck in Hohwacht, Germany

The Hohwachter Flunder is a 60-metre-long, 370-square-metre sea bridge and viewing platform on the Baltic beach at Hohwacht, built in 2004 to plans by architect Jochen Schöning. Its three angled sections, planked and railed in hardwood, hang on cables from a 24-metre light-blue pylon with a gold cap and are also carried by numerous piles. A three-metre-wide barrier-free wooden walkway leads to it from the DLRG tower.

The Hohwachter Flunder was built in 2004 to designs by Jochen Schöning, Hohwacht's long-serving municipal planner, with structural planning by Ingenieurbüro Mohn GmbH. After four months of construction, it opened on 13 August 2004. At the opening, district administrator Volkram Gebel noted that locals traditionally call the flounder "Butt", making the chosen name incorrect in their eyes. The project cost 720,000 euros, 80 percent covered by Schleswig-Holstein and the Plön district.

The platform serves as a gathering place for visitors and locals, especially during concerts, beach services, and seasonal celebrations with the Baltic Sea as a backdrop. These events have become part of the rhythm of life in this coastal town.

The bridge stands at Hohwacht's main bathing beach and is reached from the DLRG lifeguard tower by a three-metre-wide, barrier-free wooden walkway. The deck hangs three metres above the water on cables from a 24-metre light-blue pylon with a gilded top, with piles supporting it from below. Because the water is shallow, no boats dock here.

At the opening on 13 August 2004, district administrator Volkram Gebel noted that locals traditionally call the flounder "Butt", so in their eyes the bridge's name is actually wrong. A geocache is also hidden on the platform.