Heiligendamm
Heiligendamm () is a German seaside resort founded in 1793. It is the oldest seaside spa in continental Europe. Heiligendamm is part of the town Bad Doberan in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and historically belongs to Mecklenburg. The cluster of resort architecture mansions and spa buildings at the seafront are reminders of the glory days when this part of the Baltic Sea was one of the playgrounds of Europe's aristocracy.Bradley, Kimberly "A Spa Town Reclaims Its Glory,"''New York Times.'' June 3, 2007. Due to the classicist white buildings lining the beach promenade, the town is also known as the "White Pearl" (german: Weiße Perle) or the "White Town by the Sea" (german: Die weiße Stadt am Meer). Today, the area by the sea is occupied by a five-star hotel, the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm. A narrow-gauge steam railway, known as the "Molli", links Heiligendamm with Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan. History Heiligendamm was developed as an elegant meeting place for the nobilit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heiligendamm Um 1841 Salon Und Badehaus, Godewind Verlag
Heiligendamm () is a German seaside resort founded in 1793. It is the oldest seaside spa in continental Europe. Heiligendamm is part of the town Bad Doberan in the States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and historically belongs to Mecklenburg. The cluster of resort architecture mansions and spa buildings at the seafront are reminders of the glory days when this part of the Baltic Sea was one of the playgrounds of Europe's aristocracy.Bradley, Kimberly "A Spa Town Reclaims Its Glory,"''New York Times.'' June 3, 2007. Due to the classicist white buildings lining the beach promenade, the town is also known as the "White Pearl" (german: Weiße Perle) or the "White Town by the Sea" (german: Die weiße Stadt am Meer). Today, the area by the sea is occupied by a five-star hotel, the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm. A narrow gauge railway, narrow-gauge steam railway, known as the "Molli", links Heiligendamm with Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan. History Heiligendamm was developed as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heiligendamm Evangelische Kirche 2
Heiligendamm () is a German seaside resort founded in 1793. It is the oldest seaside spa in continental Europe. Heiligendamm is part of the town Bad Doberan in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and historically belongs to Mecklenburg. The cluster of resort architecture mansions and spa buildings at the seafront are reminders of the glory days when this part of the Baltic Sea was one of the playgrounds of Europe's aristocracy.Bradley, Kimberly "A Spa Town Reclaims Its Glory,"''New York Times.'' June 3, 2007. Due to the classicist white buildings lining the beach promenade, the town is also known as the "White Pearl" (german: Weiße Perle) or the "White Town by the Sea" (german: Die weiße Stadt am Meer). Today, the area by the sea is occupied by a five-star hotel, the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm. A narrow-gauge steam railway, known as the "Molli", links Heiligendamm with Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan. History Heiligendamm was developed as an elegant meeting place for the nobilit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heiligendamm May 2007 020
Heiligendamm () is a German seaside resort founded in 1793. It is the oldest seaside spa in continental Europe. Heiligendamm is part of the town Bad Doberan in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and historically belongs to Mecklenburg. The cluster of resort architecture mansions and spa buildings at the seafront are reminders of the glory days when this part of the Baltic Sea was one of the playgrounds of Europe's aristocracy.Bradley, Kimberly "A Spa Town Reclaims Its Glory,"''New York Times.'' June 3, 2007. Due to the classicist white buildings lining the beach promenade, the town is also known as the "White Pearl" (german: Weiße Perle) or the "White Town by the Sea" (german: Die weiße Stadt am Meer). Today, the area by the sea is occupied by a five-star hotel, the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm. A narrow-gauge steam railway, known as the "Molli", links Heiligendamm with Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan. History Heiligendamm was developed as an elegant meeting place for the nobilit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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33rd G8 Summit
The 33rd G8 summit was held at Kempinski Grand Hotel, 6–8 June 2007. The summit took place in Heiligendamm in the Northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the Baltic Coast. The locations of previous G8 summits to have been hosted by Germany include Bonn (1978, 1985), Munich (1992) and Cologne (1999). Overview The Group of Seven ( G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada starting in 1976. The G8, meeting for the first time in 1997, was formed with the addition of Russia.Saunders, Doug"Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders,"''Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). 5 July 2008. In addition, the President of the European Commission has been formally included in summits since 1981.Reuters"Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?" 3 July 2008. The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kempinski Grand Hotel Heiligendamm
The Grand Hotel Heiligendamm is a luxury hotel and gated community in Heiligendamm on the Mecklenburg Baltic coast in Germany. The five-star grand hotel is counted among the best hotels in Germany. The hotel was the first seaside resort in Germany and was founded in 1793 by the then ruler Friedrich Franz I. The operator is Grand Resort Heiligendamm GmbH & Co. KG. The Hotel was formerly managed by the Kempinski hotel group. History The current hotel was founded in 1793 by Friedrich Franz I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, as the first German seaside resort. In the hotel stayed among others Rainer Maria Rilke, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Queen Luise of Prussia, Nicholas I of Russia, later Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. The ground of the hotel complex belonged to the chamber property of the respective dukes or grand dukes of Mecklenburg and Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1793 to 1873. Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II sold most of the baths to Otto von Kahlden in 1873. Von Kahlden ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grand Hotel Heiligendamm
The Grand Hotel Heiligendamm is a luxury hotel and gated community in Heiligendamm on the Mecklenburg Baltic coast in Germany. The five-star grand hotel is counted among the best hotels in Germany. The hotel was the first seaside resort in Germany and was founded in 1793 by the then ruler Friedrich Franz I. The operator is Grand Resort Heiligendamm GmbH & Co. KG. The Hotel was formerly managed by the Kempinski hotel group. History The current hotel was founded in 1793 by Friedrich Franz I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, as the first German seaside resort. In the hotel stayed among others Rainer Maria Rilke, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Queen Luise of Prussia, Nicholas I of Russia, later Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. The ground of the hotel complex belonged to the chamber property of the respective dukes or grand dukes of Mecklenburg and Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1793 to 1873. Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II sold most of the baths to Otto von Kahlden in 1873. Von Kahlden ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bad Doberan
Bad Doberan () is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. In 2012, its population was 11,427. Geography Bad Doberan is situated just west of Rostock's city centre and is therefore part of one of the most developed regions in the north-eastern part of Germany. The town nestles between beautiful beech tree forests just 6 km from the Baltic Sea and is one of the earliest German settlements in Mecklenburg. Today the town is a very popular bathing resort, thanks to Heiligendamm, a district of Bad Doberan situated directly at the cliff line of the Baltic. Historically, Doberan used to be the summer residence for the Mecklenburg Dukes who resided in Schwerin, and for their entourage. Name The name Doberan, originally ''Dobran'', is a place name that probably derives from a Slavic Old Polabian personal name, meaning "good" (''dobry''). According to legend, the name Doberan originated when the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carl Theodor Severin
Carl Theodor Severin (13 September 1763, Mengeringhausen – 20 February 1836, Bad Doberan, Germany) was a German architect. He is regarded as one of the most important representatives of classicism in Mecklenburg. Life Severin was born the first child of the government and consistory council Theodor Severin (born 1733) and his wife Christina Eleonore Henrietta Becker (born 1744). Nothing is known about his education as an architect. From 1789 onward, he was based in Mecklenburg. In 1795, he was hired as the of Doberan. Severin was to assist his predecessor until his retirement in 1796. Since Seydewitz stayed in the office for a longer period than expected, Severin first became an unpaid chamber engineer in 1795 at the Schweriner Kammerkollegium, and in November 1795 he was given the position of "bauconducteur to the local court and town buildings". In 1799, he rebuilt the , which had been owned by the family for only a few years.Herrenhäuser in WestmecklenburgRittergut Nus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Molli
The Molli (''German: Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn "Molli"''; short: MBB; also: Molli Bahn or Mollibahn) is a narrow-gauge steam-powered railway in Mecklenburg, Germany, running on gauge track. It operates between Bad Doberan, Heiligendamm and Kühlungsborn West over a total distance of 15.4 km with a running time of 40 minutes. Within Bad Doberan the line runs through the street, and later along a linden tree-lined avenue. History On 19 June 1886 Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg granted a licence for the construction and operation of a narrow gauge railway from Doberan station to Heiligendamm, this first section going into operation on 9 July 1886. , accessed on 6 June 2011 It was built by the private railway construction and operating company of from [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Resort Architecture
Resort architecture (german: Bäderarchitektur) is an architectural style that is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the German Baltic coast. The style evolved since the foundation of Heiligendamm in 1793, and flourished especially around the year 1870, when resorts were connected to big cities via railway lines. Until today, many buildings on the German coasts are built in the style or feature distinct elements of resort architecture. Single free-standing mansions featuring resort architecture are called ''Bädervilla'' (plural ''Bädervillen''), translating as Resort Mansion or Spa Villa. The architecture of inland health spas in Central Europe (i.e. those away from the coast), in Thuringia, the Czech Republic or Switzerland for instance, is generally referred to as spa architecture (''Kurarchitektur''). History The architectural style of resort architecture was initially developed since the foundation of Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg in 1793, the first con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in population; it covers an area of , making it the sixth largest German state in area; and it is 16th in population density. Schwerin is the state capital and Rostock is the largest city. Other major cities include Neubrandenburg, Stralsund, Greifswald, Wismar, and Güstrow. It was named after the 2 regions of Mecklenburg and Vorpommern (which means West Pomerania). The state was established in 1945 after World War II through the merger of the historic regions of Mecklenburg and the Prussian Western Pomerania by the Soviet military administration in Allied-occupied Germany. It became part of the German Democratic Republic in 1949, but was dissolved in 1952 during administrative reforms and its territory divided into the districts of R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude. A marginal sea of the Atlantic, with limited water exchange between the two water bodies, the Baltic Sea drains through the Danish Straits into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, Great Belt and Little Belt. It includes the Gulf of Bothnia, the Bay of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf of Riga and the Bay of Gdańsk. The " Baltic Proper" is bordered on its northern edge, at latitude 60°N, by Åland and the Gulf of Bothnia, on its northeastern edge by the Gulf of Finland, on its eastern edge by the Gulf of Riga, and in the west by the Swedish part of the southern Scandinavian Peninsula. The Baltic Sea is connected by artificial waterways to the White Sea via the White Sea–Baltic Canal and to the German ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |