Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Properties
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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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LOCATION “Rasender Roland” is the nickname of a historic steam-powered locomotive. It runs regularly on the island of Rügen between the seaside resorts Putbus, Binz and Goehren. The “Rasender Roland” is one of the most famous tourist attractions. Coordinates: 54°23′N 13°37′E 1. Rasender Roland HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER Between 1895 and 1899 a large net of […]
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LOCATION The Peene Bridge connects the island of Usedom at the town of Wolgast on the German mainland. It is a blue painted bascule steel bridge. Coordinates: 54°3′17“N 13°47′12“E HISTORY AND SCENIC CHARACTER In 1934 the first road bridge was opened at this location to enter the island of Usedom, before there was only a public […]
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LOCATION An old castle of Stolpe is a residence situated at the southern end of the town of Stolpe in the Usedom Island, in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald in Germany. 54°00′N 14°00′E. 1.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss_Stolpe_2017.jpg#/media/File:Schloss_Stolpe_2017.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION This manor house was built in Renaissance style by Otto von Schwerin between 1575 and 1590. Very probably the building of […]
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LOCATION Ustka is a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship in the north part of Poland with 16.000 inhabitants. This charming place is a port city, a spa and a resort located on the Słowiński Coast, at the mouth of Słupia River to the Baltic Sea. GPS 54°57′N 16°86′E https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ustka_z_lotu_ptaka_IMG_6829.jpg#/media/File:Ustka_z_lotu_ptaka_IMG_6829.jpg SCENIC CHARACTER Ustka is located close to Słowiński […]
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LOCATION Stargard Castle is located in a small town Stargard in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. 53°50′N 13°31′E. 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burg_Stargard_Burg_2011-03-07_014_retouched.jpg#/media/File:Burg_Stargard_Burg_2011-03-07_014_retouched.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION Stargard Castle is an extraordinary and unique building in Germany built in the XIII th century through the order of the Margraves Johann I and Otto III von Brandenburg. It is the […]
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LOCATION Spyker Castle is the oldest profane structure on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. It is located in the area of the municipality of Glowe in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.54°56′N 13°51′E. 1.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss_Spyker.jpg#/media/File:Schloss_Spyker.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION The Spyker Castle was first mentioned in XIV th century when it belonged to the Stralsund patrician family, the von Külpens. After the Thirty Years’ War, Pomerania, and hence Rügen, […]
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LOCATION Schwerin Castle also known as Schwerin Palace is a seat of the parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located on the museum island in the center of Schwerin. 54°00′N 11°42′E. 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss-schwerin-teich-westen.jpg#/media/File:Schloss-schwerin-teich-westen.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION The castle is situated in breathtaking nestled in a picturesque lake and parkland. In the past the castle was the residence of […]
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