Kühlungsborn | ||
federal state | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
---|---|---|
Residents | 7.896 (2019) | |
height | 10 m | |
Tourist info | 49 (0)38293 8490 Tourist information | |
no tourist info on Wikidata: ![]() | ||
location | ||
|
Kühlungsborn is a famous seaside resort on the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast and with over 3100 m it has the longest German beach promenade after the imperial baths Usedom. The place forms the heart of the "Mecklenburg Riviera".
background
![Coat of arms Kühlungsborn.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Wappen_Kühlungsborn.svg/80px-Wappen_Kühlungsborn.svg.png)
![](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,12,54.134,11.731,402x300.png?lang=de&domain=de.wikivoyage.org&title=Kühlungsborn&groups=Maske,Track,Aktivitaet,Anderes,Anreise,Ausgehen,Aussicht,Besiedelt,Fehler,Gebiet,Kaufen,Kueche,Sehenswert,Unterkunft,aquamarinblau,cosmos,gold,hellgruen,orange,pflaumenblau,rot,silber,violett)
getting there
By plane
The closest major airport is the Rostock Airport(IATA: RLG), about 30 km south of Rostock. Also the Berlin Brandenburg Airport
(IATA: BER) and the Hamburg Airport
(IATA: HAM) come into consideration for traveling from more distant destinations.
By train
By train via Rostock to Bad Doberan. From there with the narrow-gauge railway "Molli" over the Baltic Sea Heiligendamm drive to Kühlungsborn. There are three stops in the town of Kühlungsborn: Kühlungsborn-Ost, -Mitte and -West (terminus of the railway line).
By bus
There are regular buses to / from Rostock and Bad Doberan.
In the street
Coming from the west take the A 20 motorway to the exit Kröpelin, from there (signposted) drive via Gerdshagen, Altenhagen, Kröpelin, Jennewitz to Kühlungsborn.
By boat
The next ferry port is Warnemünde. From there there are bus and train connections to Kühlungsborn.
By bicycle
The Baltic Sea Cycle Route runs through Kühlungsborn.
On foot
The E9 leads past the coast (click on "hiking trails" on the dynamic map of OpenStreetMap)
mobility
The narrow-gauge railway Molli has already been mentioned. As part of the Transport association Warnow the following bus lines operate:
- The bus route 103 runs from Rerik via Kühlungsborn and Reddelich Bad Doberan.
- Bus route 104 goes south via Kröpelin to Bad Doberan.
- The bus route 121 leads west to Rerik and east over Heiligendamm to Rostock.
There are at least seven bike rental stations, also for special models (four-seater etc.).
Tourist Attractions
- Narrow gauge steam train "Molli" to Bad Doberan above Heiligendamm.
- 1 Molli Museum, Fritz-Reuter-Strasse 1, 18225 Kühlungsborn (in the train station Kühlungsborn-West). Tel.: 49 (0)38293 431330, Email: [email protected]. Small railway museum with an attached museum café. In summer, an open freight car in front of the cafe is equipped with tables and benches and serves as a veranda. A particularly interesting exhibit is the lengthways cut open original boiler of the steam locomotive 99.2323-6. There is also to see: Feldlorenbahn with diesel locomotive, coaling crane with coal bans, form signal and telephone booth, barrier with crank and warning crosses, track section with historical wheel sets, various signaling and mileage boards, water crane.Open: During the summer schedule: daily 09: 00–17: 30; Winter timetable: daily 11: 00-16: 30.Price: Free entry, donations welcome.
- Early Gothic 2 Johanniskirche (13th century) in Kühlungsborn-Ost with a late Gothic triumphal cross group. The nave is made of field stones, the vaults, frames, windows and portals are made of bricks. The pulpit is from 1698.
- 240 m long 3 Pier in Kühlungsborn-Ost from 1991. Beautiful panoramic views of the Baltic Sea and the promenade.
- Second longest German Baltic sea promenade with a length of 3,200 m from Kühlungsborn-West to the harbor promenade in the Kühlungsborn boat harbor.
- 360 m long Harbor promenade between the stick anchor of the beach residence and the flood protection gates on the Deichschart to the forecourt of the boat harbor.
- 4 Baltic Sea Border Tower - Former watchtower of the border brigade coast of the border troops of the GDR in the immediate vicinity of the beach promenade, not far from the pier. The GDR border guards were given the task of observing ship movements on the Baltic Sea from the tower and identifying attempts to escape. Using telescopes, the soldiers were able to search an area of up to 12 nautical miles. Guided tour and ascent of the tower possible. Website of the border tower association
- 5 Dutch mill by 1872
- early Gothic Village church with a choir from the 15th century with partly baroque interior.
activities
- Modern climbing forest with six levels of difficulty (also suitable for children from five years). In the city forest behind the Ostseeallee house no. 25th Climbing forest in Kühlungsborn
- Mini amusement park with mini golf, trampoline and skate facility in Reutersteig
- Bowling center in Zur Asbeck
- Water sports center in the Riedensteig
- Boat rental at the port
- Ride with the Molli Bahn to Heiligendamm and Bad Doberan from the three train stations West (Fritz-Reuter-Straße], Mitte (Cubanzestraße) or East (Karl-Risch-Straße).
- Art Gallery - Exhibitions and small concerts (Tue-Sun 12 p.m.-5 p.m.)
- Bike rental
- By excursion boat to Warnemünde with a few hours' stay there, daily in the high season.
shop
There are two well-stocked Edeka markets with meat departments in the village, one is on Cubanzestrasse, the other on Reriker Strasse. Netto, Aldi, Norma and Lidl also offer their goods.
kitchen
- Many restaurants can be found along the Ostseeallee (behind the promenade). Partly expensive.
Cheap
Fish caught by the fisherman are prepared in the Fischkaten zur Maischolle, a restaurant in Cubanzestraße 1. There are Fed up with fish at really cheap prices. The guest gets a second until he is full.
The Wokking Asia Restaurant on Ostseeallee offers a lunch buffet all you can eat for € 6.50. The quality is attractive, but not outstanding. Anyone who just wants to eat Chinese quickly and cheaply is well served here.
medium
American Steakhouse Rips and Bones, Ostseeallee. The steakhouse sells good, well-priced steaks, hamburgers and dishes that are expected in a steakhouse. The special menu, on which steaks of a special kind and origin are offered, is interesting, not cheap, but tasty. The service is friendly and courteous. In order to get a place, it is advisable to reserve well in advance.
Upscale
Vielmeer restaurant, Promenade. The restaurant is right on the harbor. Very good food, very good drinks and good service.
nightlife
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Kühlungsborn_Marina_Party_Vielmeer_Mecklenburg_October_2010.jpg/220px-Kühlungsborn_Marina_Party_Vielmeer_Mecklenburg_October_2010.jpg)
accommodation
- 1 Youth hostel, Dünenstrasse 4. Tel.: 49 (0)38293 17270, Fax: (0)38293 17279, Email: [email protected]. Integration hostel
.
Cheap
medium
- 2 House sea view (Apartment block), Ostseeallee 45, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn. The former Kurhaus in Kühlungsborn was converted into a modern apartment house in 1990 while retaining the historical façade. 144 holiday apartments were created. The house is located directly on the beach promenade and has direct access to the beach.Price: from 50.00 € / day per apartment.
Upscale
- Apartment house atlantic. The apartment house is right on the beach, on the pier, on the beach promenade and right next to the beach road (main street for restaurants and shops). The apartments with a balcony facing the Baltic Sea are not cheap, but the view makes up for everything.
Learn
Work
security
health
- Ostseeklinik Kühlungsborn: Therapies for chronic skin and respiratory diseases, Waldstrasse 51, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn
- Mother and child clinic "Godetiet" (AWO), Waldstrasse 1a, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn
- Mother and child spa facility "Strandpark", Ostseeallee
- Pharmacy Zur Seebrücke, Strandstrasse 41, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn
- Linden Pharmacies, Lindenstrasse 20, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn
- Möwen-Apotheken, Poststrasse 4, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn
- Physiotherapy Kronhofmann & Menzel, Strandstrasse 45b, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn
Practical advice
A health resort tax is levied in Kühlungsborn for all guests, including day visitors. From May 1st to September 30th for adults it is € 2.00 / day, outside the summer season € 1.00 / day, reduced by half. Children and young people up to the age of 18 are free. Day visitors pay at machines on the promenade. The spa card is also valid in other Baltic seaside resorts in the Mecklenburg Bay (Boltenhagen to Graal-Müritz)!
- 1 Tourist information (House of the guest "Laetitia"), Ostseeallee 19, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn (next to the town hall). Tel.: 49 (0)38293 8490, Fax: 49 (0)38293 84930, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat, Sun, public holidays: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- "The reporter" is on display everywhere. A free event calendar for the area as well as information on sports, shopping, etc.
- (Grocery) markets in K.-West: Hermannstrasse (Netto, Lidl), Neue Reihe (Penny), Reriker Strasse (Edeka), Waldstrasse (Norma)
- (Grocery) markets in K.-Ost: Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße (Edeka), Doberaner Straße (Aldi Nord), Ulmenstraße (Netto)
- Petrol stations are in the Neue Reihe, Schloßstraße and Doberaner Straße
- UMTS can only be reliably received south of the city forest.
- Post agency on Poststrasse in the backyard (tricky to find and easy to miss)
trips
- The cooling - a wooded ridge up to 129 m high with good prospects south of Kühlungsborn. It was formed during the last Ice Age around 15,000 years ago as a compression moraine. Especially when the summer heat is great, you can relax in the woods with a shady walk. The are on the road towards Kröpelin 1 Hiking parking lot P1 and 2 P2.
- small bike tour after Bastorf to the 79 m high Signalberg with the 6 Buk lighthouse from 1879, also good on foot or by bike. Opening times: Summer 10 am-5pm, winter 11 am-5pm, "At Schietwedder is tau!". If you feel like it, you can continue cycling over the range of hills after visiting the Signalberg. Here, among other things, the 7 hectare, publicly accessible Castle Park of 7 Hunting lodge "Hohen Niendorf" to stop. The castle itself is not accessible. The bike tour can be continued until ...
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bastorf_leuchtturm_buk.jpg/220px-Bastorf_leuchtturm_buk.jpg)
- Diedrichshäger Berg continue with a view. From the highest elevation of the cooling with 129.8 m you have a wide south view of the inland.
- to Bad Doberan (also good with the bike)
- to Heiligendamm (also good with the bike)
- to Rostock
- to Warnemünde
- to Wismar
- to Schwerin (BUGA 2009)
- Molli ride to Heiligendamm and Bad Doberan
literature
- Kühlungsborn - Bad Doberan - Warnemünde, With Rerik and Heiligendamm. via travel, 2015 (3rd edition), ISBN 978-3945983058 ; 144 pages. € 10.95 :
Web links
- http://www.stadt-kuehlungsborn.de - Official website of Kühlungsborn