List of seaside resorts, health resorts and recreational areas in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania there are numerous health resorts , seaside resorts and resorts , especially on the Baltic Sea coast and in the Mecklenburg Lake District . As of August 2018, there are 65 main locations that have been awarded one of these ratings. Many of them are the main tourist destinations in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
A total of 27 of the places with the rating are in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, 13 in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, eleven of them are in the Mecklenburg Lake District, seven in the Rostock district, four in the urban area of Rostock, three in the northwest Mecklenburg district and two in the Ludwigslust district -Parchim.
Seaside resorts on the Baltic Sea
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has Germany's longest coast with over 1900 km. Part of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania coast with its historic seaside resorts is also advertised as the “German Riviera ”.
In terms of landscape, the Baltic Sea resorts of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are mostly characterized by fine sandy beaches that alternate with steep coasts. In the coastal hinterland, lagoon-like bay landscapes , small rivers and lakes are characteristic, often in the immediate vicinity of the Baltic Sea. From an architectural point of view, the glamorous bathing architecture is particularly characteristic of the historic seaside resorts, while cottages and captains' houses with thatched roofs are common for the smaller fishing villages .
In the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the law on recognition as a health resort and recreation area (Kurortgesetz) applies . In this law, Section 3 defines the different types of health resorts, with a distinction being made between seaside resorts and seaside health resorts . The recognition expires after 30 years. It can be extended upon request. For the individual criteria for awarding a rating, see Seebad # Ostsee .
Below is the list of seaside resorts in the country:
ÜN = annual number of overnight stays.
place | circle | Type | since | Resident December 31, 2019 |
Overnight annually (2012) | Special features (selection) |
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Ahlbeck on Usedom municipality Heringsdorf |
Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic spa | 8496 | 495.776 |
(Figures: Municipality of Heringsdorf) Ahlbeck pier (a landmark on the island of Usedom), Ostseetherme, bath villas along the promenade and Goethestrasse. See also: architectural monuments |
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Ahrenshoop on the Darß |
Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic spa | 653 | 176.065 | famous artist colony ( art museum , art gallery, artist house Lukas ). See also: architectural monuments | ||
Altefähr on Rügen |
Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Seaside resort | 15th August 2016 | 1283 | richly furnished Gothic seaman's church St. Nikolai, Sundstrand with a small harbor and a view of the world heritage old town of Stralsund . See also: architectural monuments | ||
Baabe on Rügen | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 937 | 314,624 | Mönchguter coastal fishing museum , Baaber Bollwerk viewpoint . See also: architectural monuments | ||
Bansin on Usedom municipality Heringsdorf |
Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic spa | 8496 | 495.776 |
(Numbers: Municipality of Heringsdorf) Pearl necklace with splendid bathing villas along the beach promenade. See also: architectural monuments |
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Binz on Rügen | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 5393 | 382.053 | Kurhaus Binz , Granitz Hunting Lodge , Hotel Loev (historic casino). See also: architectural monuments | ||
Boltenhagen | Northwest Mecklenburg | Seaside resort | 2454 | 149,623 | Marina / yacht harbor Weisse Wiek, spa garden. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Breege with Juliusruh on Rügen |
Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 608 | 76.251 | Historic captains' houses in Breege, harbor, Park Juliusruh . See also: architectural monuments | ||
Diedrichshagen in Rostock |
Rostock (city) | Baltic seaside resort | 1996 | 1281 | Steep coast on the Stoltera with accompanying Baltic Sea cycle path via Warnemünde , thatched three-sided courtyard. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Dierhagen | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 1532 | 77,745 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Göhren on Rügen | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 1277 | 89,621 | Göhren is a seaside resort and a recognized Kneipp spa at the same time. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Graal-Müritz | Rostock (district) | Baltic seaside resort | 4072 | 119,606 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Heiligendamm city of Bad Doberan |
Rostock (district) | Baltic seaside resort | 12,642 | 27,863 |
(Figures: City of Bad Doberan ) Oldest seaside resort on the continent (founded in 1793), first examples of spa architecture (villas on the “Pearl Necklace”, Grand Hotel Heiligendamm, Marien-Cottage). See also: architectural monuments |
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Heringsdorf on Usedom |
Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 8496 | 495.776 |
(Numbers: Municipality of Heringsdorf) Germany's longest pier (508 m) with many shops and restaurants, bath villas ( Villa Oechsler , Staudt , Oppenheim , Bleichröder , Achterkerke , Irmgard and others), observatory, theater Chapeau Rouge, ice rink in winter. See also: architectural monuments |
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Hiddensee , island | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 981 | 25,711 | Landmark lighthouse Dornbusch , famous artist colony ( blue barn ), harbor in monastery. See also: architectural monuments | ||
High dune in Rostock | Rostock (city) | Baltic seaside resort | 1996 | 620 | Marina and premium hotel complex Hohe Düne | ||
Karlshagen on Usedom |
Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 3197 | 48,305 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Koserow on Usedom | Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 1692 | 49.109 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Kühlungsborn | Rostock (district) | Baltic spa | 7867 | 328,661 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Lauterbach in Putbus on Rügen |
Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 4435 City of Putbus |
39,862 |
(Numbers: City of Putbus) Badehaus Goor from 1818 - the first example of spa architecture in Western Pomerania. See also: architectural monuments |
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Loddin on Usedom | Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 979 | 41,937 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Lubmin near Greifswald |
Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 2098 | 10,801 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Markgrafenheide in Rostock |
Rostock (city) | Baltic seaside resort | 1996 | 563 | Holiday park, forester's farm | ||
Nienhagen near Rostock |
Rostock (district) | Baltic seaside resort | 2014 | 14,335 | "Ghost forest" on the steep coast | ||
Poel , island | Northwest Mecklenburg | Baltic seaside resort | 2463 | 30,549 | Landmarks lighthouse Timmendorf , church of Kirchdorf , Kirchdorfer Schwedenfest in summer. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Prerow on the Darß |
Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 1463 | 61,070 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Rerik | Rostock (district) | Baltic seaside resort | 2160 | 77,941 | Schmiedeberg on the beach with a view, local history museum in the schoolhouse, Roggow manor . See also: architectural monuments | ||
Sassnitz on Rügen | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 9186 | 73,880 | "Gate to the Jasmund National Park " with the Rügen chalk cliffs, bathing district, city harbor. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Sellin on Rügen | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 2631 | 130.037 | Sellin pier (a landmark of Ruegen), bath villas. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Thiessow on Rügen (district of Mönchgut ) |
Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic seaside resort | 354 | 11,573 | Südperd with steep coast. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Trassenheide on Usedom | Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 917 | 55,346 | Europe's largest butterfly farm, historic Dutch windmill. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Ückeritz on Usedom | Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 1014 | 55,725 | See also: architectural monuments | ||
Ueckermünde | Vorpommern-Greifswald | Seaside resort | 8442 | Preserved old town center with town harbor, town beach on the Szczecin Lagoon with a historic beach hall , castle of the Pomeranian dukes, animal park . See also: architectural monuments | |||
Warnemünde in Rostock |
Rostock (city) | Baltic seaside resort | 1996 | 6670 | 313,317 | Lighthouse and tea pot as landmarks, bath villas, Vörreeg on the harbor canal (electricity), Achterreg with half-timbered fishermen's houses, Hotel Neptun , exceptionally wide sandy beach; Warnemünde Week , Hanse Sail and Warnemünde Tower Lights as major events. See also: architectural monuments | |
Wustrow on Fischland | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Baltic spa | 1099 | 51,511 | Pier, captain's and fisherman's houses, Fischlandhaus , old mill, bath villas, neo-Gothic church, nautical school, imperial post office, thatched houses, Barnstorf farms, historic Zeesen boats on the Saaler Bodden. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Zempin on Usedom | Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic seaside resort | 948 | 23,930 | Bath villas and historic guest houses, salt huts, thatched roof houses, local museum “Uns olle Schaul” , Lüttenort with an exhibition on the painter Otto Niemeyer-Holstein . See also: architectural monuments | ||
Zingst | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | Sea spa | 3113 | 135.043 | Pier with diving gondola, spa house, bath villas, captain's houses, Meiningen bridge , experimentarium with adventure playground, neo-Gothic Peter and Paul Church , Zingsthof , photo gallery in Max-Hünten-Haus, Pramort , port on Zingster Strom with the traditional ship Mona Lisa. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Zinnowitz | Vorpommern-Greifswald | Baltic spa | 4126 | 157,809 | Diving gondola on the pier, lift café on the promenade |
Inland spas
In addition to the seaside resorts on the coast, there are seven state-certified health resorts in the interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Three cities meet the strict criteria as "state-approved climatic health resorts ".
place | circle | Type | since | Residents | Overnight annually (2012) | Special features (selection) |
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Bad Doberan | Rostock (district) | spa | 2000 | 12,642 | 29,453 | Brick Gothic Doberan Minster of significance throughout Europe , historic Molli bathing railway , town center, Kamp park with surrounding classicist buildings by the Mecklenburg Dukes, the Ostseebad Heiligendamm as a district. See also: architectural monuments | |
Bad aspic | Western Pomerania-Ruegen | spa | 1927 | 1727 | Spa park with salt pans, median clinic, salt museum, spa house (former brine mud bath), historic windmill. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Feldberg | Mecklenburg Lake District | Kneipp spa | 2015 | 4407 ( municipality ) | In the district of the Feldberger Seenlandschaft community there are numerous offers of Kneipp medicine , including free footpaths and treatments in the spa park and service providers in clinics, hotels and private practices. See also: architectural monuments | ||
Krakow am See | Rostock (district) | Climatic health resort | 2000 | 3426 | 13,363 | Krakower See , Old Town, Bellin Castle . See also: architectural monuments | |
Malchow | Mecklenburg Lake District | Climatic health resort | 2005 | 6569 | 29,651 | Malchow Monastery with Mecklenburg Organ Museum , old town island in Malchower See , GDR museum in the old cinema, windmill, Malchow folk festival (UNESCO World Heritage). See also: architectural monuments | |
Plau am See | Ludwigslust-Parchim | Climatic health resort | 1998 | 6049 | 74,366 | Old town with half-timbered houses and other architectural monuments , Plau lake , lift bridge , Eldeschleuse with chicken ladder and water mill, Eldepromenade with observation tower, Plau Castle , annual Plau bathtub rally . See also: architectural monuments | |
Goods at the Müritz | Mecklenburg Lake District | spa | 1920, 1954/1999 (climatic health resort), 2012 (spa) | 21,057 | 116,843 | Nature experience center Müritzeum , well-preserved old town, harbor on the Müritz , Niege Kerk , lido, annual Müritz Sail , Müritz saga , corner corner corner fires on the south bank of the Binnenmüritz. See also: architectural monuments |
Resorts
There are 25 state-approved resorts (as of November 2015, officially "state-approved resorts"):
Historic seaside resorts in Pomerania
Originally there were other seaside resorts east of Ahlbeck on Usedom on the Pomeranian coast . As part of the German Eastern Territories, these fell to Poland after 1945 in the course of Germany's defeat in World War II .
This includes:
- Cammin in Pomerania (today: Kamień Pomorski)
- Dievenow (Dziwnów)
- Henkenhagen (Ustronie Morskie)
- Kolberg (Kołobrzeg)
- Miedzyzdroje on Wollin (Międzyzdroje)
- Stolpmünde (Ustka)
- Swinoujscie on Usedom (Świnoujście)
Criteria for awarding a rating
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania the law on recognition as a health resort and recreation area (Kurortgesetz) applies . In this law, Section 3 defines the different types of health resorts, with a distinction being made between seaside resorts and seaside health resorts . The recognition expires after 30 years. It can be extended upon request.
Legal requirements for a seaside resort in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:
- Location on the seashore; the center of the village must not be more than two kilometers from the coastline
- climatic properties and air quality that are monitored and that support the possibilities of recovery and relaxation
- at least one doctor's office
- Perfect bathing water quality on a well-kept and guarded bathing beach that is monitored
- Beach promenades, parks that are sufficiently undisturbed by road traffic as well as beach or landscape paths, opportunities for games and sports
The prerequisites for a sea spa are defined as follows:
- Location on the seashore; the center of the village must not be more than two kilometers from the coastline
- Scientifically recognized and therapeutically applicable climate that has proven itself through experience and a corresponding air quality that is monitored
- at least one practice of a spa doctor
- Facilities for dispensing and using the cure products
- Perfect bathing water quality on a well-kept and guarded bathing beach that is monitored
- Beach promenades, parks that are sufficiently undisturbed by road traffic, as well as beach or landscape paths, opportunities for games and sports
- diet advice during the short term; Employment of at least one dietician in hospitals and diet kitchens
- Communication and information facility
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Government MV: health resorts and recreational areas in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (as of August 2018)
- ^ Swimming pool association MV
- ↑ Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in numbers. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Tourism Association, accessed on January 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Framework legislation
- ↑ a b Statistisches Amt MV - Population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
- ↑ a b c Statistical report on tourism in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- ↑ Kneipp health resorts in MV , Bäderverband MV, accessed on March 7, 2015
- ↑ http://www.mv-baederverband.de/de/kur-und-erholungsorte/luftkurorte
- ↑ Feldberg is a Kneipp health resort , Nordkurier Online, September 7, 2015
- ↑ BV MV - Erholungsorte , as of November 20, 2015
- ↑ Holiday complex on Rügen is named a resort , In: Focus online . July 16, 2018, accessed August 12, 2018.
- ↑ Zierow is now a resort ( memento of the original from November 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b framework legislation