LOCATION The “Müritzeum” is a modern museum which presents information concerning the region in a multimedia-based information centre. It is located in Waren – a town of about 21.000 people – directly at the lake “Müritz” and the “National Park Müritz”. Coordinates: 53°31′N 12°41′E SCENIC CHARACTER The town is the touristic centre of the region which […]
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LOCATION Heinrich-Schliemann-Museum is located in Ankershagen, a small village in the gentle end moraine landscape of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, midway between Waren/Mueritz and Neubrandenburg. The museum is located in the former vicarage (18th century), directly opposite of one of the oldest cobblestone churches in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Coordinates: 53° 29′ N, 12° 58′ E HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), the […]
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LOCATION The relic and technical monument is located in the Peenestrom, at the narrowest point of the stretch of water which divides the Southwest of the island of Usedom from the mainland. The next small towns are Anklam on the mainland and Usedom on the island of Usedom. Coordinates: 53° 50′ 36,6″ N, 13° 51′ 20″ E | By Cherubino – […]
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LOCATION This lighthouse is located at the Northern tip of the island of Hiddensee. It is the landmark widely seen and surrounded by the scenic hill country formed during glacial age. Coordinates: 54°35′57“N 13°071′0“E HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER The lighthouse was put into service in 1888. It is 28 m high, but due to the location […]
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LOCATION “Molli” is the nickname of a historic steam-powered locomotive. It drives regularly from the seaside resort Kühlungsborn via Heiligendamm to Bad Doberan. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in this region west of the Hanseatic city of Rostock. Coordinates (Bad Doberan): 56°6′N 11°54′E 1. Molli Railway HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER In 1886 […]
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LOCATION The official name is “Strelasund Crossing” because the bridge crosses a lagoon (sound) of the Baltic Sea which separates the island of Rügen from the town of Stralsund on the German mainland. It is a one tower suspension bridge with 19 piers to carry the 3-traffic-lane street. Coordinates: 54°17′24“N 13°07′12“E SCENIC CHARACTER and DATA Rügen […]
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LOCATION The 20,8 meter high lighthouse is located on a hill (78 m) overlooking the bay of Wismar in the municipality Bastorf near Kühlungsborn. Although the lighthouse is one of the smallest in Germany, the location on a hill makes the light with more than 95 meter the highest German lightfire. Its functions are orientation […]
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LOCATION Schloss Bothmer is a palatial manor house ensemble, the largest in Baroque style Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located in a small market town, named Klütz, with just 3.100 inhabitants, in the northwest of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, close to the coast of the Baltic Sea between the Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Wismar. Coordinates: 53°57′33″N 11°09′32″E HISTORY AND SCENIC […]
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LOCATION The ruin of the Dargun Palace is located in a small market town, called Dargun, with just 4.400 inhabitants. Dargun belongs to the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte. Coordinates: 53°53′32”N 12°51′42”E HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER First a Cistercian monastery was founded in 1172, then in 1552 secularised by a duke and converted into Palace with Renaissance […]
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LOCATION The Doberan Minster is located in the town of Bad Doberan, close to the Baltic Sea to the west of the Hanseatic city of Rostock. It is the remaining part of the Cistercian Doberan Abbey, nowadays used as Lutheran church. Coordinates: 54°06′28“N 11°54′35“E HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER Architecturally is the Doberan Minster a mixture of […]
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