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Stralsund, a Hanseatic harbour
town with a medieval layout, has
a large number of well-preserved
historic monuments.

On the small, flat island of
Hiddensee all car traffic is
banned. The island was much
loved by the writer Gerhart
Hauptmann, who lies buried here
in the local cemetery.
The Coastline
The hinterland of the Baltic region is
generally flat and sandy, but in some
areas it is steep and rocky. For visitors
N N 11 the greatest draw are the islands:
L O 41
E 42 Rügen, with its steep chalky cliffs;
S R Usedom, with its wide, sandy beaches;
N Sylt D Flensburg
I and Hiddensee. Off the lowlands and
F R I 199 the marshy coastal region in the
E The beach at Ahlbeck and
199
E
H 201 hinterland of the North Sea coast the pier with its restaurant
C 5 extends the chain of Frisian islands.
S S L A N D are the greatest attractions
201
I Schleswig on the island of Usedom, at
S 207 Bergen the mouth of the Oder river.
N O R D F R I E 203 76 Kiel 202 O S T S E E ( B A L T I C S E A ) Stralsund R ÜGE N
Rendsburg
ODERBUCH T
76 Ribnitz- 96
- Damgarten
Helgoland 205 LÜBECKER 105 Rostock Greifswald
Neumünster BUCH T 103 E251/96 109
77
23
N O R D S E E ( N O R T H S E A ) 73 5 Elmshorn 206 21 Lübeck Wismar 20 Güstrow Anklam
Itzehoe
E45/7
O STFRIESLAND E234/27 Pinneberg E22/1 Schwerin 104 Ueckermünde
72 495 73
Wilhelmshaven Bremerhaven Hamburg Rügen,
famous for its
210 72 436 437 71 Reinbek unusual chalky cliff
Emden 31 71 E22/1 formations, was immortalized 0 km 60
74 by Caspar David Friedrich and
E22/28 29 0 miles 60
E22/A7 continues to inspire artists.
70 Oldenburg Cross-Section Winkles and Starfish Lugworm and Sand gaper
of Watt (North Sea) (mussel)
72 other small snails sand cast
live in the coastal
The Watt is a flat, boggy zone by the sea.
stretch of coastline, up to
several kilometres wide, that
is covered by the sea as the
tide comes in, and laid bare
as it goes out again. The Watt
landscape is fairly monotonous,
but it is fascinating to observe
the rich flora and fauna,
which has adapted to cope
with life both underwater
and exposed to the air.

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