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| federal state | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
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| Residents | 323 (2019) | |
| height | 3 m | |
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Peenemünde is on the northwest side of the island Usedom in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Here, at the Peenemünder Haken, the Peene Current flows into the Baltic Sea.
getting there
Peenemünde is easy to reach with your own vehicle and public transport.
By plane
Regular domestic services are offered by Heringsdorf Airport
(IATA: HDF). The next other regional airport is the Rostock Airport(IATA: RLG). The nearest international airports are the Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER) and the Szczecin-Goleniów Airport(IATA: SZZ).
Peenemünde has with the 1 Peenemünde Airfield(IATA: PEF) its own special landing site which, under VFR conditions, can be approached by aircraft up to 5.7 t (more if requested). There is an air taxi service to and from Peenemünde, as well as the possibility to charter an airplane. The airfield is about 3 km from the town.
By train
The 2 Peenemünde train station is from the Usedomer Bäderbahn with destinations on the eastern part of the island, as well as on the mainland. Change to Zinnowitz. In Züssow there is a connection to the network of Deutsche Bahn.
In the street
- Via the A 20 motorway at the exit Gützkow onto federal highway 111 Wolgast. From here continue in the direction of Bannemin and then follow the signs to Peenemünde.
- over Anklam on the B 110, Zecheriner Brücke, Usedom-Stadt then continue depending on your destination.
mobility
background
The history of Peenemünde is closely linked to the military. This dominated the region until the closure of the restricted area in 1990.
Peenemünde in the Third Reich
With the start of the construction work for the Peenemünde Research Station in 1936, a time began that brought about both great technical innovations and, as a result, great suffering.
Cornerstones
In 1936 the construction of the "Peenemünde Research Center" began. The aim was to continue the development and manufacture of long-range missiles. In 1938 the air force test site "Peenemünde-West" was added. Under Wernher von Braun succeeded in 1942 the first launch of a long-range rocket in Peenemünde. In 1943 several hundred British bombers tried to destroy Peenmünde, and as a result of this attack, rocket production was relocated to a bomb-proof, underground factory in northern Thuringia. in the Dora-Mittelbau at Nordhausen the V1 and V2 rockets were built in series from now on.
Balance V1 and V2
Around 20,000 forced laborers and concentration camp inmates died during the production of the rockets in Dora-Mittelbau. Approximately 22,000 V 1 and 3,000 V 2 were shot west (to France, Belgium and England). Remote weapon attacks killed around 8,000 people in London alone. (See also the number of victims here)
The legacy of Peenemünde
The under w: Wernher von Braun The basics for rocket technology developed in Peenemünde formed the foundation for today's civil space travel. But they also made the arms race in the cold war possible. The Museum Peenemünde - Historical-Technical Information Center tries to come to terms with the difficult topic.
Tourist Attractions
1 Historical-technical information center (Army Research Station Peenemünde), 17449 Peenemünde. Tel.: 49(0)38371-5050, Fax: (0)38371-505111, Email: [email protected]. Museum of Rocket Technology. It is the starting point for the circular route Memorial landscape. It leads to all historical monuments around Peenemünde. We recommend a bus tour across the airfield to the former launch points of the V 1. Visiting the ruins of the former launch pad of the A4 rocket, the so-called test stand VII, is not yet legally possible. An internal visit to the ruins of the oxygen works should also be prohibited.Open: HTI.,
activities
- Hikes in the Usedom Nature Park
- Sightseeing flights over the island from the Peenemünde airfield.
- Parachuting from the Peenemünde airfield.
shop
- Books about the history of Peenemünde and rocket research are available, for example, in the souvenir shop of the information center. You can also buy model rockets there.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
trips
- Boat tour to the island of Ruden (Leaflet of the DBU Nauterbe zu Inselwhich manages the protected area) or to the island of Greifswalder Oie (Info Wikipedia). Advance registration is required for the journeys. For timetable, fares and contact, see Side of the shipping company
- To the Baltic Sea Zinnowitz.
- To Wolgast.
- in the historical Greifswald.
- By plane from Peenemünde airport to Bornholm.
- to the island to reprimand and Chalk cliffs by boat MS Mönchgut. see also Site of the provider Adler-Schiff as 2013 timetable for the island of Usedom
- to Butterfly farm in Trassenheide.
