Heiligendamm
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Heiligendamm (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪlɪɡəndam]) is a German seaside resort founded in 1793.
Heiligendamm | |
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Coordinates: 54°09′00″N 11°50′00″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Rostock |
Town | Bad Doberan |
Founded | 1793 |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 175 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 18209 |
Dialling codes | 038203 |
Vehicle registration | LRO |
Website | Official website |
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.