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Usedom - Uznam Essentials

Usedom and Uznam combine German and Polish heritage across a diverse Baltic landscape. This selection features the Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum, where the V-2 rocket was developed, and the monumental Karnin Lift Bridge ruins. Maritime history is represented by the 19th-century Fort Zachodni and the Świnoujście Lighthouse, one of the tallest on the Baltic. The island’s coastal character is defined by the wooden pier at Bansin and the distinctive Stawa Młyny windmill beacon. Natural highlights include the Streckelsberg cliff, while the Anklamer Tor marks the medieval entrance to Usedom town.

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Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde

The Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum, former "Peenemünde Information Centre for History and Technology" is a museum, founded in 1991,…

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Stawa Młyny

Stawa Młyny is a beacon in the shape of a windmill in Świnoujście, West Pomeranian Voivodeship; in Poland.

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Seebrücke Bansin

A 285-meter-long wooden pier extending into the Baltic Sea. Unlike other piers on the island, it features no buildings, offering unobstructed views of the coastline and the Imperial Spa architecture of Bansin.

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Fort Zachodni

A 19th-century Prussian coastal fortification built to protect the Swina river mouth. The site includes a central courtyard, barracks, and artillery positions, now housing a museum dedicated to the military history of the Świnoujście fortress.

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Świnoujście Lighthouse

Świnoujście Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Świnoujście, Poland.

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U-461

A Soviet Project 651 (Juliett-class) submarine launched in the 1960s. Now a museum ship in Peenemünde, it is the largest diesel-electric submarine ever built, measuring 86 meters in length and designed for cruise missile launches.

Benreis / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Anklamer Tor

A 15th-century brick Gothic gatehouse that served as part of Usedom's medieval town fortifications. The four-story structure now houses a local history museum and provides a lookout point over the town.

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Streckelsberg

A 58-meter-high coastal dune and cliff located near Koserow. It features a protected beech forest and observation points with views across the Baltic Sea toward the island of Rügen.

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Tauchgondel Zinnowitz

A diving gondola located at the end of the Zinnowitz pier. It descends 4.5 meters to the seabed, allowing visitors to observe the Baltic underwater world and local marine ecosystem through large windows.

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Karnin Lift Bridge

The Karnin Lift Bridge is a railway bridge over the Peenestrom estuary in North Germany that was opened in 1933 and destroyed in 1945.

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