Heiligendamm

Heiligendamm
Seebrücke (pier) towards Heiligendamm spa
Seebrücke (pier) towards Heiligendamm spa
Location of Heiligendamm
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Heiligendamm is located in Germany
Heiligendamm
Heiligendamm
Heiligendamm is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Heiligendamm
Heiligendamm
Coordinates: 54°09′00″N 11°50′00″E / 54.15000°N 11.83333°E / 54.15000; 11.83333
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictRostock
TownBad Doberan
Founded1793
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total175
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18209
Dialling codes038203
Vehicle registrationLRO
WebsiteOfficial website

Heiligendamm (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪlɪɡəndam]) is a German seaside resort founded in 1793.

It is the oldest seaside spa in continental Europe. Heiligendamm is part of the town Bad Doberan in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and historically belongs to Mecklenburg.

The cluster of resort architecture mansions and spa buildings at the seafront are reminders of the glory days when this part of the Baltic Sea was one of the playgrounds of Europe's aristocracy.[2] Due to the classicist white buildings lining the beach promenade, the town is also known as the "White Pearl" (German: Weiße Perle) or the "White Town by the Sea" (German: Die weiße Stadt am Meer).

Today, the area by the sea is occupied by a five-star hotel, the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm. A narrow-gauge steam railway, known as the "Molli", links Heiligendamm with Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan.

  1. ^ "Daten & Fakten". Stadt Bad Doberan. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ Bradley, Kimberly. "A Spa Town Reclaims Its Glory," New York Times. June 3, 2007.