Hailigendamm ( German: Heiligendamm - “Holy Dam”) is a district of the city of Bad Doberan in northern Germany in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , located on the Baltic Sea coast .
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Heiligendamm - Germany's oldest sea bathing resort. Long rows of white houses stand along the coast and are clearly visible from the sea , which is why the resort is also known as the “White City by the Sea”. In 2004, Heiligendamm was temporarily awarded the title of a resort . The place gained world fame due to the meeting of the G8 held in it in June 2007 .
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History
Heiligendamm owes his appearance to the Grand Duke Frederick Franz I of Mecklenburg , who founded the resort in this place in 1793 . Today, this event resembles a monument to the founder of the resort .
Since its foundation, Heiligendamm has been considered one of the most beautiful resorts in Germany.
The name “Heiligendamm” was given to the area by a large mound of stones, consisting of moraine deposits of the ice age exposed by the sea. According to legend, the embankment arose from the waters of the foaming Baltic Sea as a result of the prayers of the monks of the Cistercian order .
There is a false belief that one of the Russian tsars was resting in Heiligendamm. However, in reality, only Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna visited Heiligendamm.
Since 1949, the Heiligendamm School of Applied Arts was founded for designers in interior design , furniture , graphic design and decoration. The total number of students who completed this school by 2000 was about one and a half thousand.
During the years of the existence of the GDR, the school buildings were used in the summer as a summer camp for the children of the apparatus of the Ministry of Culture of the GDR. This practice ceased in the summer of 1990 .
In 1996, the historical part of Heiligendamm was bought by one of the divisions of the real estate company Fundus-Gruppe , which carried out the restoration of five historic buildings, turning them into five-star hotels, open for visitors since spring 2003 .
Relations between the population and hotel owners are tense [3] , as a result of the construction of hotels, some roads , parks and boardwalks were blocked for wide access. Despite the existence of a contract for the restoration of buildings not belonging to the hotel complex, this rehabilitation was not carried out. At the same time, the historic villa was demolished and the demolition or relocation of a number of old buildings and monuments was planned.
On July 13, 2006, US President George W. Bush , who was on a visit to Stralsund, spent the night in Heiligendamm.
From June 6 to 8, 2007, the G8 meeting took place in Heiligendamm. To ensure the safety of this event, 13 kilometers of barriers that went directly to the Baltic Sea [4] were erected, which were planned to be dismantled after the meeting [5] .
Attractions
Panoramic overview of the kursal
"Grand Hotel" in Heiligendamm
View of Heiligendamm in 1841
Dining room (salon) in the kursal
A protective fence erected near Heiligendamm in anticipation of the G8 meeting
Hohensollern Castle
The historical part of the city is designed in the style of classicism . Heiligendamm also has an outstanding promenade 200 meters into the sea.
The narrow-gauge railway “Bäderbahn Molli” runs from the cold spring to Bad Doberan , the section of which was built between Heiligendamm and Bad Doberan in 1886 .
Literature
- Hans Thielcke: Die Bauten des Seebades Doberan - Heiligendamm um 1800 und Ihr Baumeister Severin . Godewind Verlag, 2004 ISBN 978-3-938347-90-4 . (Reprint of the original edition of 1917. )
- Friedrich Compart: Geschichte des Klosters Doberan . Godewind Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-938347-07-2 . (Reprint of the original edition of 1872. )
- Heinrich Hesse: Die Geschichte von Doberan-Heiligendamm . Godewind Verlag, Wismar 2004, ISBN 978-3-938347-09-6 .
- Adolf Nizze: Doberan-Heiligendamm: Geschichte des ersten deutschen Seebades . Godewind Verlag, Wismar 2004, ISBN 978-3-938347-23-2 .
- Die Reise eines Gesunden in die Seebäder Swinemünde, Putbus und Doberan . Godewind Verlag, Wismar 2005, ISBN 978-3-938347-73-7 .
- Dr. Samuel G. Vogel: Allgemeine Baderegeln zum Gebrauche für Badelustige überhaupt und diejenigen insbesondere, welche sich des Seebades in Doberan bedienen . Godewind Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-938347-88-1 .
Notes
- ↑ GeoNames - 2005.
- ↑ Daten und Fakten - Bad Doberan .
- ↑ www.proheiligendamm.de Archived on March 5, 2008. (German)
- ↑ Andreas Frost: Heiligendamm wird eingezäunt Archived November 4, 2006. (German)
- ↑ Daniel Schulz: Drei-Tage-Zaun am Ostseestrand (German)
See also
- G8 meeting in 2007