Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox German location Ahlbeck is a village (Ortsteil) of the Heringsdorf municipality on the island of Usedom on the Baltic coast. It is the easternmost of the so-called Kaiserbäder ("Imperial Spas") seaside resorts on the German part of the island, next to the border with Poland and the city of Świnoujście, connected by the longest beach promenade in Europe spanning more than Script error: No such module "convert". from Bansin to Świnoujście.

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Ahlbeck pier

History

First mentioned as Ahlebeck (Low German for 'eel creek') in 1693, fishermen settled the side after Usedom had passed from Sweden to Prussia upon the 1720 Treaty of Stockholm. In the 19th century, the settlement quickly rose to a stylish seaside resort.

Sights

Major attractions include the famous Script error: No such module "convert". long Seebrücke 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.

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