Warnemünde

History

Founded in about 1200, was for centuries a small fishing village with minor importance for the economic and cultural development of the region. In 1323 lost its autonomous status as it was purchased by the city of Rostock in order to safeguard the city's access to the Baltic Sea. It was not until the 19th century that began to develop into an important seaside resort. Today has approximately 8,400 inhabitants.

Economy

Once completely dependent on the fishing industry, 's economic alignment has shifted inevitably from the primary to the secondary and tertiary sector. Besides the Nordic Yards Warnemünde ship yard (the former ), the economy largely depends on tourism. The construction of a modern cruise line centre in 2005 has contributed crucially to 's establishment as the most important harbour for cruise line ships in Germany.

was formerly the site of the original LFG aircraft factories during World War I. Prior to World War II a number of other companies, mostly related in some way to the now bankrupt LFG, started operations in the area. These included and . The factories and surrounding living areas were bombed several times during the war. Many of these factories were used to form .

Sights

Being a centre of maritime traffic, the district of comprises numerous navigational aids, the oldest being the lighthouse, built in 1897, and still currently in use. In the summer, the tower, approximately 37 m high, allows visitors to enjoy an impressive view over the Baltic Sea and the northern districts of Rostock. Warnemünde's other famous landmark, the nearby (Teapot in German) with its curved roof, is an interesting living example of East German architecture. Built in and opened for the first time in 1926, it burned down at the end of World War II. Rebuilt in the 1960s with a curved roof and renovated in 2002, it today houses various restaurants.

In the vicinity of the canal called ** (Old Channel), with its various restaurants, pubs and traditional fishing boats, regional specialities are offered in a fish market. Edvard Munch House, where the Norwegian painter of The Scream lived from 1907 to 1908, is at **. The Warnemünde Church was built on the western edge of the town in 1866 and consecrated in 1871.

's large, sandy beaches are the broadest on the German Baltic Sea coast and stretch out over a length of 3 km.

There is a simple 1:1 billion scale model of the Solar System, the **, with a 1.4m diameter sphere as a model of the Sun installed near the light house, and signs with true scale depictions of the planets at the appropriate distances of their orbits along a coastal walking trail westwards. Some of these signs are over a kilometre apart, and the total length of the ** is close to 6 km (5,870m). The model includes Pluto and has not been updated since Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Walking along the ** allows hikers to get an intuitive idea of the relative distances between the orbits of the planets and the Sun.

Climate

The district of has a Baltic-influenced oceanic climate (Cfb) according to the Köppen climate classification system.

|Jan record high C = 14.0 |Feb record high C = 17.0 |Mar record high C = 22.3 |Apr record high C = 29.5 |May record high C = 32.8 |Jun record high C = 35.0 |Jul record high C = 35.5 |Aug record high C = 36.9 |Sep record high C = 32.4 |Oct record high C = 26.1 |Nov record high C = 19.5 |Dec record high C = 15.5 |year record high C = 36.9 |Jan avg record high C = 10.1 |Feb avg record high C = 10.9 |Mar avg record high C = 15.7 |Apr avg record high C = 22.0 |May avg record high C = 26.2 |Jun avg record high C = 28.9 |Jul avg record high C = 30.3 |Aug avg record high C = 30.6 |Sep avg record high C = 25.4 |Oct avg record high C = 19.8 |Nov avg record high C = 14.5 |Dec avg record high C = 10.7 |year avg record high C = 32.5 |Jan avg record low C = -7.7 |Feb avg record low C = -6.0 |Mar avg record low C = -2.9 |Apr avg record low C = 0.4 |May avg record low C = 4.3 |Jun avg record low C = 8.7 |Jul avg record low C = 11.2 |Aug avg record low C = 11.1 |Sep avg record low C = 7.7 |Oct avg record low C = 2.5 |Nov avg record low C = -1.6 |Dec avg record low C = -5.8 |year avg record low C = -9.8 |Jan record low C = -17.8 |Feb record low C = -18.4 |Mar record low C = -15.1 |Apr record low C = -4.0 |May record low C = 0.0 |Jun record low C = 2.5 |Jul record low C = 7.3 |Aug record low C = 6.5 |Sep record low C = 3.4 |Oct record low C = -1.8 |Nov record low C = -9.3 |Dec record low C = -15.6 |year record low C = -18.4 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231012173537/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Rostock-Warnemuende_10170.csv | archive-date = 12 October 2023 | access-date = 12 October 2023}}

Culture and sport

There are a lot of musicians and bands in who are involved in cultural events.

• Irish Coffee
• Heide Mundo

Sport

Because of the weak current and good sailing conditions, is a major sailing area in Germany. The beach is especially good for kitesurfing, windsurfing, underwater diving, swimming and nordic walking. In the summertime there are many international competitions like the yearly sailing event Week in July. Many people flock to to witness these competitions.

Personalities

• Stephan Jantzen (1827–1913), seaman, commander of the Pilots and Rescue Team
• Ernst Heinkel (1888–1958) he established the Heinkel-Flugzeugwerke company at Warnemünde in 1922, a prominent Nazi.
• Karl Heinz Robrahn (1913–1987), lyricist
• Maria Hasse (1921 in Warnemünde – 2014), a German mathematician who became the first female professor in the faculty of mathematics and science at TU Dresden .
• Klaus Lass (born 1950), singer and songwriter, city-guide
• Matthias Hahn (born 1965), former handball player and currently coach.
• Kirsten Emmelmann (born 1961), former world champion sprinter

References

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References

1. "Warnemünder Gedenktafeln & Warnemünder Planetenwanderweg".
2. http://www.einfach-meer-warnemuende.de/informieren/warnemuende-infos/warnemuender-planetenweg/unser-sonnensystem-in-modellform{{Dead link. (August 2025). de
3. "Climate normals for Germany 1981–2010". Météo Climat.
4. "Weather extremes for Rostock". Météo Climat.
5. "Climatologie de l'année à Rostock-Warnemuende". Infoclimat.