Binz

Binz () is the largest seaside resort city on the German island of Rügen.

Key facts

German location.image_coa: DEU Binz COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Binz (2011-05-21) 05.JPG
German location.image_caption: Aerial view of Binz
German location.image_plan: Binz_in_VR.svg
German location.state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
German location.district: Vorpommern-Rügen
German location.elevation: 7
German location.area: 25.18
German location.postal_code: 18609
German location.area_code: 038393
German location.licence: RÜG
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 13 0 73 011

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Article

17 sections

Contents

Geography
Location
Climate
History
Fishing and farming village
Development as a Baltic Sea resort
National Socialist era
GDR era
Post-1990
Points of interest
Economy and infrastructure
Notable people
Sons and daughters of the town
Personalities who have worked in Binz
Gallery/Photos
References
External links

Binz () is the largest seaside resort city on the German island of Rügen.

It is situated between the bay of Prorer Wiek and the Schmachter See (a lake) in the southeast of the island. To the north of Binz stretches the Schmale Heide (the "narrow heath"), a tongue of land which joins the Muttland region of Rügen to the Jasmund peninsula. The land to the south and east of Binz is hilly, reaching a height of over 100 metres above sea level.