 Neukloster is close to the cities of Lübeck, Wismar and Schwerin and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.Neukloster is located at the Neuklostersee (Lake Neukloster), which originates from the Ice Age.The area around Neukloster belongs to the outmost north-western part of the Sternberger Seenlandschaft (Seascape of Sternberg).