Categories database: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

LOCATION The town of Sassnitz is located on the island of Rügen directly at the coastline just besides the Jasmund National Park with the well-known chalk cliffs. Coordinates: 54°30’59”N 13°38’28”E History Sassnitz is a small town with less than 10.000 inhabitants. But in tourism season it is crowded by tourists because the town is well-known […]

LOCATION The sea resort Binz is located on Rügen island in north-eastern part of Germany in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – at the bay of the Prorer Wieck between the peninsula Jasmund, the biosphere reserve southeast Rügen, Granitz and the heathland. Binz is the no. 1 destination in tourism in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Germany: 54°24′N 13°37′E. SCENIC […]

LOCATION The sea resort Heiligendamm is located at the coastline of the Baltic Sea between the Hanseatic Cities Wismar and Rostock. It is the oldest seaside spa in continental Europa. Coordinates: 54°09′00“N 11°50′00“E. HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER The seaside resort was established in 1793, the guests were from high society and nobility from throughout Europe. After World […]

LOCATION The town Ludwigslust is located in the German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 35 km south of the state capital Schwerin, and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. In the past this town has been an important political centre (residence town) for a short period, then for longer times until 1992 a garrison town. There are […]

LOCATION Putbus is a town on the island of Rügen with about 4.400 inhabitants. It was founded in 1801 by Prince Wilhelm Malte zu Putbus, has been the cultural centre of the island and owns the certificate “resort town” since 1997. To the municipality belongs Lauterbach, located 2 km from Putbus directly at the coastline. […]

LOCATION The small town of Neustrelitz – about 20.000 inhabitants – is located on a shore of a small lake in the ”Mecklenburg Lake District”.  Coordinates: 53°21′53”N 13°03′49”E.          HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER When the castle of the regional duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the town called Strelitz burnt down in 1712 he moved to his […]

LOCATION The City of Schwerin is the capital of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It belongs the metropolitan region of Hamburg – about 100 km east of Hamburg. With less than 100.000 inhabitants it is the smallest federal state capital of Germany. Coordinates: 53°38′0“N 11°25′0“E.          PHOTO SOURCES: all pictures from www.pixelio.de © 1=Florentine […]