IU163. SUNDIAL-CALENDAR, PARNIDIS DUNE, NIDA
Country: lithuania Region: klaipeda Heritage type: n , lbLOCATION This sculpture is on top of 53 meters‘ high Parnidis dune located near Nida. Coordinates: 55.2949616, 20.9885601 Address: Parndis dune, Nida Photo: visitneringa.lt, ATTRACTIONS Built in 1995, authors: architect Ričardas Krištopavičius, sculptor Klaudijus Pūdymas, ethno cosmologist Libertas Klimka. Obelisk stone of 36t came from Karelia quarry. From an astronomic perspective, […]
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IU162. THOMAS MANN MEMORIAL MUSEUM, NIDA
Country: lithuania Region: klaipeda Heritage type: c , acLOCATION The museum was founded in a typical Curonian Spit residential house in a former sand dune in Nida village. The museum can be accessed by car, bus or passenger boat from Klaipeda or the opposite side of the Curonian Lagoon coast. Coordinates: 55.31348714480714, 21.01334818373823 Address: Skruzdynės str. 17, Nida 93123 Neringosmuziejai.lt, […]
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IU161. HERINGSDORF PIER
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: c , whLOCATION The seaside resort Heringsdorf is located on the island of Usedom and belongs to the tri-destination-cooperation named “Kaiserbäder”, which are very well-known and attract millions of guests every year. The pier is the longest pier in Germany. Coordinates: 53°57′25“N 14°10′19“E HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER 1891-1893 was a wooden pier constructed in front of the settlement […]
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IU160. SELLIN PIER
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: c , whLOCATION The seaside resort Sellin is located on the island of Rügen. It is one of the most successful resorts and the pier is the longest pier on this island. Coordinates: 54°23′01“N 13°41′57“E. 1. Sellin Pier HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER The first pier was built in 1906 – 508 m long. But a fire in 1920 […]
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IU159. AHLBECK PIER
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: c , whLOCATION The seaside resort Ahlbeck is located on the island of Usedom and belongs to the tri-destination-cooperation named “Kaiserbäder”, which are very well-known and attract millions of guests every year. Ahlbeck is the resort directly located besides the Polish border. The Ahlbeck pier is the oldest pier in Germany and one of the most well-known. […]
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IU158. ISLAND of HIDDENSEE
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: n , isLOCATION Hiddensee is small island of only 19 square kilometers in the Baltic Sea located very close (3 km) west of the island of Rügen. The island extends from North to South for about 16 kilometers, but has only a small East-West extension, the shape resembles to a seahorse. Since 1990 it is part of […]
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IU157. ISLAND of VILM
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: n , isLOCATION Vilm is an island in the Baltic Sea located very close (3 km) to the island of Rügen. It is one of the oldest protected areas in Germany (since 1936) and is now part of the core zone of the UNESCO World Heritage Südost-Rügen and also area of “EU Habitats Directive” (Conservation of natural […]
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IU156. MÜRITZEUM
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: c , acLOCATION 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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IU155. HEINRICH-SCHLIEMANN-MUSEUM, ANKERSHAGEN
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: c , acLOCATION 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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IU154. KARNIN LIFT BRIDGE
Country: germany Region: mecklenburg-vorpommern Heritage type: c , thLOCATION 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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