Ahlbeck is a village ('' Ortsteil'') of the Heringsdorf municipality on the island of Usedom on the

Baltic Baltic may refer to: Peoples and languages * Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian *Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...

coast. It is the easternmost of the so-called ''Kaiserbäder'' ("Imperial Spas") seaside resorts on the

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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 beach promenade in Europe spanning more than from

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 ...

to Świnoujście. SeebrückeAhlbeck1

First mentioned as ''Ahlebeck'' (

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for 'eel creek') in 1693, fishermen settled the side after Usedom had passed under

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n rule upon the 1720 Treaty of Stockholm. In the 19th century, the settlement quickly rose to a stylish seaside resort. Major attractions include the famous long ''

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'' and the oldest preserved pier in Germany. Ahlbeck has numerous scenic houses and mansions in the German '' Gründerzeit'' style of resort architecture. The bathing resort ''OstseeTherme'' is a popular tourist attraction; close to it, there is the architecturally noteworthy Observation Tower Ahlbeck with three observation decks and an elevator.

References

External links

Ahlbeck website
{{authority control Villages in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Seaside resorts in Germany Populated coastal places in Germany (Baltic Sea)