IU402. PEENEMÜNDE MUSEUM HISTORISCH-TECHNISCHES

LOCATION Historisch-Technisches Museum Peenemünde GmbH Im Kraftwerk 17449 Peenemünde GERMANY Tel.: (+49)38371-5050 Fax: (+49)38371-505111 E-Mail: htm@peenemuende.de  Casper David Friedrich (1774-1840), Eldena Ruin (1825)   photo source: ATTRACTIONS The Peenemünde Military Test Site was one of the most modern technological facilities in the world in the years between 1936 and 1945. The first launch of a missile into space […]

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IU401. GREIFSWALD HILDA MONASTERY

LOCATION photo source: ATTRACTIONS Eldena Abbey (German: Kloster Eldena), originally Hilda Abbey (German: Kloster Hilda) is a former Cistercian monastery near the present town of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Only ruins survive, which are well-known as a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings, including the famous Abtei im Eichwald (“Abbey in the Oak Forest”). […]

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IU400. GREIFSWALD OLD HISTORICAL TOWN

LOCATION   photo source: ATTRACTIONS Between the Market square and the Fish Market, the town hall competes with the houses of wealthy citizens and the mighty towers of St Mary’s and St Nicholas’ as the dominant edifice. Greifswald’s gabled houses are an enduring witness to the commercial and artistic energy of the Hanseatic period. Two […]

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IU399. BINZ PALACE SPYKER

LOCATION Schloss Spyker Schlossallee 1 / Spyker 18551 Glowe Phone: +49 (3 83 02) 7 70 Faximile: +49 (3 83 02) 7 73 00 photo source: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Schloss_Spyker.jpg/779px-Schloss_Spyker.jpg ATTRACTIONS The castle and its magnificent grounds stand on the shores of Spyker Lake, set amidst the picturesque landscape of the nearby Baltic Sea and the Jasmunder. SOURCE […]

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IU397. RÜGEN WILHELMSSTRASSE IN SELLIN

LOCATION photo source: ATTRACTIONS One of the most beautiful streets in the spa-style architecture on the German Baltic sea coast is the „Wilhelmstraße” in the Baltic seaside resort Sellin. The splendid hotel and pension buildings delight the eye with its abundantly decorated verandas and balconies. Especially the numerous art nouveau villas present itself in playful […]

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IU396. RÜGEN TWO LIGHTHOUSES AT KAP ARKONA

LOCATION photo source: ATTRACTIONS Kap Arkona is a cape in the north of Rügen. There’s quite a lot to see: two old lighthouses close together that are museums today, another tower that served as radio tower and can be visited as well, a bunker where you can take a guided tour , a rescue station […]

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IU395.CHALK MUSEUM IN GUMMANZ

LOCATION Historic machines in the former chalk quarry, at the back chalk cliff kleiner Koenigsstuhl, chalk museum Gummanz, Jasmund peninsula, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg_Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe, photo source: Former chalk quarry, at the back chalk cliff kleiner Koenigsstuhl, chalk museum Gummanz, Jasmund peninsula, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg_Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe, photo source: ATTRACTIONS The chalk museum is […]

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IU393. STRALSUND OLD TOWN

LOCATION photo source ATTRACTIONS The former Hanseatic town of Stralsund, on the sound of the same name, is a treasurehouse of historic buildings. The old town with its famous Town Hall, Gothic parish churches, old monasteries, fortifications and burghers’ houses is surrounded by beautiful lakes and gardens The Altstadt (Old town) of Stralsund Germany which […]

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IU392. WISMAR SCHABBELLHAUS (MUSEUM)

LOCATION Schweinsbrücke 8 23966 Wismar, Niemcy 03841 282350 photo source: ATTRACTIONS The City History Museum is a treasure house of the Hanseatic city of Wismar. Since the founding of the first Wismarer Museum, the Museum of art and antiquities, in 1863, museum unique and distinctive property, certificates of Wismar past and present in the collection […]

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