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Seebad Ahlbeck
Ahlbeck is a village (''Ortsteil'') of the Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Heringsdorf municipality on the island of Usedom on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast. It is the easternmost of the so-called ''Kaiserbäder'' ("Imperial Spas") seaside resorts on the Germany, German part of the island, situated right next to the border with Poland and the town of Świnoujście (''Swinemünde''). Both communities are freely connected by the longest Esplanade, beach promenade in Europe spanning more than from Bansin to Świnoujście. First mentioned as ''Ahlebeck'' (Low German Language, Low German for 'eel creek') in 1693, fishermen settled the side after Usedom had passed under Brandenburg-Prussian rule upon the 1720 Treaties of Stockholm (Great Northern War), Treaty of Stockholm. In the 19th century, the settlement quickly rose to a stylish seaside resort. Major attractions include the famous long ''Ahlbeck Pier, Seebrücke'' and the oldest preserved pier in Germany. Ahlbeck has numerou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Heringsdorf is a semi-urban municipality and a popular seaside resort on Usedom Island in Western Pomerania, Germany. It is also known by the name Kaiserbad ('' en, Imperial Spa''). The municipality was formed in January 2005 out of the former municipalities of Heringsdorf, Ahlbeck and Bansin. Until January 2006, the municipality was called ''Dreikaiserbäder'', literally meaning ''Three Imperial Spas'', a reference to several vacation visits of the German emperor Wilhelm II until 1918. For the same reason, the fine sandy beach stretching about 12 km (7.5 miles) from Bansin over Heringsdorf to Ahlbeck and Swinemünde (nowadays a Polish spa), is also called ''Kaiserstrand'' (Imperial Beach). The continuous Baltic Sea beach of Usedom Island has an overall length of exactly 40 km (25 miles) and an average width of 40 m (130 feet). Tourism is the dominant economical sector of the Imperial Spas, with an increasing number of hotels and vacation homes every year. Overv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
