Damp Marina

20 February 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, Sport Reading Time:  6 minutes

Damp Marina © Xocolatl

Damp Marina © Xocolatl

Here the Baltic Sea is just one pier away: On the tip of Schwansen (located 54° 35‘ North/10° 016‘ east) the Damp marina welcomes you with its 14 footbridges and 365 moorages of which 100 are reserved for guests. Irrespective of where you dock your boat, a hose connection for drinking water and a 220 V socket are available directly in front of the boat. In addition the depth of the water is perfect for docking: Water depth in the outer harbour is 3 meters, in the inner harbour it’s even 3.20 meters and in the outer area 4 meters.   read more…

The Hanseatic city of Rostock

18 January 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

City Harbor Panorama © Lauchi

City Harbor Panorama © Lauchi

Rostock is the largest city in the north German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Rostock is located on the Warnow river; the quarter of Warnemünde 12 km north of the city centre lies directly on the coast of the Baltic Sea.   read more…

The Baltic island of Usedom

12 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Fisher boat © Mario Thiel

Fisher boat © Mario Thiel

Usedom (Polish: Uznam) is a Baltic Sea island on the border between Germany and Poland. It is situated north of the Szczecin Lagoon (German: Stettiner Haff) estuary of the River Oder in Pomerania. Most of the island belongs to the German district of Vorpommern-Greifswald in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the exception of the eastern part and the city of Świnoujście (German: Swinemünde) which is in Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its area is 445 km² (the German part 373 km²; the Polish part 72 km²). Its population is 76,500 (the German part 31,500; the Polish part 45,000).   read more…

The Hanseatic city of Stralsund, the gateway to the island of Rügen

6 August 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  10 minutes

Miniature of the old part of Stralsund © Marcus Sümnick

Miniature of the old part of Stralsund © Marcus Sümnick

Stralsund is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, situated at the southern coast of the Strelasund (a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland). Two bridges and several ferry services connect Stralsund with the ports of Rügen. The main industries of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, and, to an increasing degree, tourism.   read more…

Klaipėda in Lithuania

22 January 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  7 minutes

Klaipeda Harbour © Artrix

Klaipeda Harbour © Artrix

Klaipėda (German: Memel) is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Curonian Lagoon where it flows into the Baltic Sea with a population of 186,000. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County. The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the strategic regional importance of the Port of Klaipėda, a usually ice-free port on the Baltic Sea. It has been controlled by the Teutonic Knights, the Duchy of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, the Entente States immediately after World War I, Lithuania as a result of the 1923 Klaipėda Revolt, and the Third Reich following the 1939 German ultimatum to Lithuania. The city was incorporated into Lithuania during its tenure as a Soviet Socialist Republic and has remained within Lithuania following its re-establishment as a independent state. Popular seaside resorts found close to Klaipėda are Nida to the south on the Curonian Spit, and Palanga to the north.   read more…

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