Heringsdorf is a semi-urban municipality and a popular seaside resort on

Usedom Island Usedom (german: Usedom , pl, Uznam ) is a Baltic Sea island in Pomerania, divided between Germany and Poland. It is the second largest Pomeranian island after Rügen, and the most populous island in the Baltic Sea. It is north of the Szczecin ...

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 Bansin forms the westernmost part of the seaside resort town of Heringsdorf in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, on the east coast of Usedom island, about five miles by rail northwest of Świnoujście. Bansin is one of the most popular resort ...

. Until January 2006, the municipality was called ''Dreikaiserbäder'', literally meaning ''Three Imperial Spas'', a reference to several vacation visits of the

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until 1918. For the same reason, the fine sandy beach stretching about 12 km (7.5 miles) from

over Heringsdorf to Ahlbeck and Swinemünde (nowadays a Polish spa), is also called ''Kaiserstrand'' (Imperial Beach). The continuous Baltic Sea beach of

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

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every year.

Overview

Heringsdorf is located on the Baltic Sea coast of the island of Usedom, about 10 km as the crow flies northwest of Świnoujście. Heringsdorf has been one of the most popular resorts on the German Baltic shore since its foundation. It consists of three parts: Ahlbeck on the

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border, Heringsdorf proper (central part) and

in the west. These three ''Kaiserbäder'' were the favourite spas of the German Emperors, and also called the ''bathtub of Berlin''. They feature clean beaches and numerous scenic houses and mansions in the distinct style of ''

Bäderarchitektur 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 esp ...

'' (resort architecture).

Partner municipalities

Heringsdorf is partnered with other towns and municipalities, namely Beckum in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Folgaria in Italy,

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in France; as well as

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and the neighbouring Świnoujście in Poland. In addition, Heringsdorf is in frequent contact with Djerba in Tunisia and the embassy of Morocco in Berlin.

Transportation

The area is served by Heringsdorf Airport.

Heringsdorf Station 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 m ...

is the hub and headquarters of the

Usedomer Bäderbahn The Usedomer Bäderbahn (UBB) with its head office in Heringsdorf, northeastern Germany, is a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of the German national railway, Deutsche Bahn and the owner and operator of the railway network on the island of Usedom U ...

Images

Image:Seebruecke Ahlbeck 2.jpg, Ahlbeck pier Image:Usedom-Heringsdorf-Okt2004.jpg, Beach of Heringsdorf Image:Bansin Usedom Seebruecke pier.jpg,

promenade seen from the pier File:Usedom Karte Map Heringsdorf Ahlbeck Bansin Swinemünde.png, Map of Heringsdorf including Ahlbeck and

and neighbouring city of Swinemünde/Świnoujście in Poland

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