Ahrenshoop - Ahrenshoop

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Ahrenshoop
federal stateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Residents
622 (2019)
height
3 m
Tourist info webhttp://www.ostseebad-ahrenshoop.de/
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Ahrenshoop

Ahrenshoop is a seaside resort in Fischland-Darß-Zingst on the German Baltic Sea coast on the Mecklenburg Bay in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Map of Ahrenshoop

background

Border post that marks the former border between Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Prussian province of Pomerania and thus the transition from Fischland to Darß.
Typical thatched fisherman's cottage in Ahrenshoop

Ahrenshoop impresses with the unspoilt and beauty of nature between the lagoon and the sea, which already fascinated the painter Paul Müller-Kaempff and many other artists who founded an artist colony and painting school here around 1900. Ahrenshoop has water on two sides: on the one hand the Baltic Sea, on the other the Saaler Bodden.

Today's community Ahrenshoop is made up of the actual village of Ahrenshoop, which is located directly on the Baltic Sea coast and belongs to Darß, and the districts of Althagen and Niehagen, which are on the Bodden side and still belong to Fischland. The historical border between the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (or from 1934 to 1945 the State of Mecklenburg) and the Prussian province of Pomerania ran between the villages of Ahrenshoop and Althagen. The place is still marked today with a border post. Some local patriotic residents of Niehagen and Althagen still hoist the blue-yellow-red flag of Mecklenburg with the bull's head, while in the district of Ahrenshoop you can occasionally see the blue and white griffin banner of Pomerania.

getting there

By plane

The nearest airport with regular scheduled services is Rostock Laage. From there it is still 68 km to Ahrenshoop. There is no sensible connection with public transport to get there.

The Stralsund-Barth Baltic Sea Airport is a regional airport located near Barth with traffic approval, which is currently not served by scheduled flights, but only by high-priced private and charter flights. It is 38 kilometers by road from Ahrenshoop.

By train

The next rail connection is located 20 km to the south Ribnitz-Damgarten. Regional and IC trains stop there on the Hamburg – Rostock – Stralsund route. With the hourly bus 210 or taxi (approx. 40 €) you continue to Ahrenshoop.

By bus

The bus line 210 of the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Nordvorpommern (VGN), which runs from Ribnitz station via Fischland, Darß and Zingst to Barth station and back, has several stops in Ahrenshoop. It takes half an hour to three quarters of an hour from Ribnitz. Timetable

During the summer season (mid-May to mid-September), the OstseeExpress runs every Saturday without changing from Dresden to Ahrenshoop (Niehagen or Dorfstraße). The return trip costs € 97. Timetable

In the street

Ahrenshoop is on the L21, the main road on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula. This branches off from the B 105 (Rostock – Stralsund) at Ribnitz-Damgarten. From Rostock it is 45 km (journey time around 45 minutes), from Stralsund 65 km (approx. 1 hour). During the holiday periods, there are often long traffic jams, especially on Saturdays (arrival and departure days for most holiday apartments).

By boat

In the main season (mid-May to mid-September), the Oswald shipping company offers a daily scheduled trip from Barth via Zingst and Born and from Ribnitz-Damgarten to Ahrenshoop (Althagen harbor). Timetable

By bicycle

The Baltic Sea Cycle Route leads on the section Warnemünde - Darß - Stralsund also through Ahrenshoop. The stage from Warnemünde is about 38 km, from Barth 39 km.

mobility

In the center of Ahrenshoop itself, everything is within walking distance. If you are staying in Althagen or Niehagen or are planning excursions in the area, it is highly recommended to rent a bike. Some accommodations have bicycles for their guests themselves, otherwise there are various bicycle rentals in town. The usual rate is € 6–8 per day, although you usually only have to pay for five days instead of a whole week. There is no separate cycle path in the village itself, you either have to ride on the street or on a mixed footpath and cycle path. Special consideration for other road users is required here. It is better to drive on the top of the dike on the Bodden. The path is also a mixed pedestrian and bike path, but there are fewer pedestrians on the way. In bad weather you can take the hourly bus line 210 (in the main season partly with bicycle transport), which travels across the entire peninsula and has five stops in Ahrenshoop.

Tourist Attractions

Schifferkirche
Art katen
  • Colorful room Located in the center, the striking red and white building, built in the Bauhaus style in 1929, is an unmistakable part of the artist's place.
  • Schifferkirche The architecture is based on an upturned ship's hull and is made exclusively from local building materials such as wood and reed. The equipment was designed by the Ahrenshooper sculptor Doris Oberländer.
  • Art katen : A testimony from the time of the painter colony. It was inaugurated as an exhibition building in 1909. Today changing exhibitions are shown under the auspices of the spa administration. The main topics are the history of the artists' colony and the continuation of the tradition as an artist's place. At the same time, the house offers space for a variety of events.
Ahrenshoop Art Museum
  • Ahrenshoop Art Museum, Path to the high bank 36. Housed in an unusual, modern building, the museum offers a collection of paintings, graphics and sculptures by artists who have lived and worked in or around Ahrenshoop.Open: Daily 11 am–6pm (April – October); Tue-Sun 10 am–5pm (November – March).Price: € 8 (reduced € 3–4).

activities

Boats in the port of Althagen
  • Bathing on the fine sandy beach of the Baltic Sea coast
  • Hiking or cycling on the peninsula, especially along the steep coast, the lagoon coast or through the Darßwald to Darßer Ort
  • Sailing trip with a Zeesboot (traditional wooden ship) over the bay
  • On the 3rd Sunday in July the so-called Barrel chopping instead, a competition on horseback in which the participants hit a barrel of herring hung on a scaffold at a height of about 3-4 m until it breaks.

shop

There is an Edeka supermarket on Grenzweg between the districts of Ahrenshoop and Althagen (Mon-Fri 8 am–6pm, Sat 8 am–4pm) to provide food. Those staying in Niehagen may have a shorter time to visit Lidl in the neighboring one Wustrow.

Along the main street of Ahrenshoop there are numerous small shops that sell fashion, accessories, souvenirs and other "knickknacks" to tourists.

  • Colorful room, Dorfstrasse 24. Tel.: (0)38220-238. Popular and well-stocked bookstore, especially books on art and culture. Traditional meeting place for local artists and those interested in art. From time to time there are also exhibitions and events.

Handmade on site Ceramics can be found in the workshops of Johann and Katharina Klünder, Fulge 3, OT Althagen. Tel.: (0)38220-264, Email: . , Uta Löber, Althäger Strasse 70. Tel.: (0)38220-295. or Friedemann Löber, Bernhard-Seitz-Weg 1. Tel.: (0)38220-80963, Email: . acquire.

kitchen

  • Café Buhne 12, Grenzweg 12. Tel.: 49 (0)38220-232. Despite the name, not just a café, but also a restaurant (mainly, but not only, fish dishes), right on the cliff, terrace with sea view. Recommended especially in the evening at sunset.Open: March – October: Tue – Sun 12–10 p.m., closed on Mondays; November – February: Sat 12pm – 10pm, Sun 12pm – 6pm, closed Mon-Fri.Price: main course around € 16.
  • Charlottenhof, Grenzweg 3, 18347 Ahrenshoop. Tel.: 49 (0)38220-302. . A small café opened in April 2012 directly at the southernmost beach entrance in Ahrenshoop. In a decidedly simple, Scandinavian-inspired ambience, home-baked cakes are offered by a not quite well-rehearsed, but committed family team.

nightlife

There are no night clubs, bars or discos here. You can end the evening with a drink on the terrace of one of the restaurants with a sea view.

accommodation

Most of the accommodations in Ahrenshoop are Apartments and rooms. Naturally, it does not make sense to list individual landlords here. If you come through Ahrenshoop, you can get the impression that almost every house rents out at least one room or apartment to holiday guests. In the off-season you can simply come here with good luck and look out for the signs “Zimmer frei” or “FeWo frei”. If you want to be on the safe side, you can get accommodation from the spa administration (which has a list of hosts and is usually informed about free rooms and apartments) or private providers such as Ahrenshooper holidays or Sea fish land let mediate.

  • Charlottenhof, Grenzweg 3, 18347 Ahrenshoop. Tel.: 49 38220 302. . In April 2012, the Pension Charlottenhof, which was founded 150 years ago and in which, in earlier times, artists from the later artists' colony also stayed, was reopened as an upscale hotel.
  • The Grand Ahrenshoop, Schifferberg 24. Tel.: 49 38220 678 0, Email: . Large (80 rooms), modern luxury hotel with both sea and bay views; Pool and sauna area, wellness offers.Price: double room from 189 €.

health

  • In Ribnitz-Damgarten is located with the Bodden clinics, Sandhufe 2, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten. Tel.: 49 3821 700-0. the nearest primary care hospital in the Fischland-Darß-Zingst region.
  • Pharmacy Ahrenshoop, Grenzweg 17a, 18347 Ahrenshoop. Tel.: 49 38220-669991.

Practical advice

  • Ahrenshoop spa administration, Kirchnersgang 2. Tel.: 49 (0)38220 666610, Email: . In the spa administration or with the respective host, the Spa card of the Fischland-Darß-Zingst region. It is used to finance the tourist infrastructure and entitles you to free entry or discounts in exhibitions, concerts or parking. Costs per day: June - September € 2 per person (reduced € 1), the rest of the time € 1 per person (reduced € 0.50).

trips

  • Wustrow - Neighboring village to the south: Seebrücke, Fischlandkirche with a good view from the tower
  • Born - neighboring village to the east: organic property with miniature golf course and climbing forest
  • Darßwald, Weststrand and Darßer Ort with lighthouse and Natureum (branch of the German Maritime Museum), 14 km north

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