Binz

Binz is the largest resort on the island of Rügen. The municipality and belongs to the district of Vorpommern - Rügen in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern.

The resort is known as a holiday resort for its beautiful seaside architecture, the hunting lodge Granitz, the wide sandy beach and the surrounding nature, which is presented in the Heritage Center Rügen.

2.1 fishing and farming village
2.2 Development of the Baltic Sea
2.3 National Socialism
2.4 DDR
2.5 Time 1990

3.1 Municipal Council
3.2 Mayor
3.3 Coat of Arms
3.4 flag
3.5 partnerships

4.1 beach

5.1 Education
5.2 Road Access
5.3 Railway
5.4 buses

7.1 Sons and daughters of the town
7.2 Persons with respect to the location
7.3 personalities who have worked in Binz

Geography

Geographical location

Binz is located on the east coast of the island of Rügen Wiek Prorer between the bay and the lake Schmachter. North of Binz stretches the Schmale Heide, a strip of land that connects the Muttland Rügen with the Jasmund peninsula. To the east and south of the community, the area is hilly in the southeast heights in the Granitz just over 100 m above sea level. NN achieved. For Binz part of the district Prora.

Climate

The annual rainfall is 611 mm, which is relatively low, as it falls in the lower quarter of the detected values in Germany. At 23% of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values are registered. The driest month is February, the most rainfall comes in July. In July, falling 1.9 times more precipitation than in February. Precipitation varies little and are very evenly distributed throughout the year. At only 10% of the monitoring stations, lower seasonal swings are recorded.

History

Fishing and farming village

1318, the village was mentioned for the first time as a stray Byntze in a tax collection of the county. Settlement core was today's average Bahnhofstrasse and the Raven Street, next to the farmsteads existed Granitz yard and Aalbeck. Kirchdorf and the center of the parish was Zirkow.

A first hint of the later importance as a seaside already resulted in about 1830, as guests of the Prince of Putbus at the mouth of Ahlbeck ( outflow of the lake Schmachter ) bathed. 1835 a one-class school was established. In 1850, farmers were allowed Binzer buy until then leased from the Prince of Putbus country.

The place was until 1326 part of the Principality of Rügen and then the Duchy of Pomerania. With the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 Rügen Binz and thus also the place became a part of Swedish Pomerania. In 1815 Binz came as part of Neuvorpommern the Prussian province of Pomerania.

From 1818 until September 4, 2011 Binz was a short interruption ( 1952-1955 Putbus circle ) to the circle / district Rügen.

Development to the Baltic

Around the year 1875 bathing in the sea come in fashion. The first guests arrived in the small town of Binz, took a liking to him, commended him on. In the same year, the first road connecting the village to the beach ( Putbuser Street ) was built. Ten years later, Binz is officially seaside resort, which has the consequence that is built powerful: the beach promenade, the pier, the Kurhaus, a new network of roads and the narrow-gauge railway connection. By 1870, 80 bathers were counted in the year. In Binz and other resorts on the Baltic coast erected in the late 19th century, no large hotels, but lodging houses in the residential style of the so-called resort architecture. They received the zeitgeist embossed name: nationalist as "Germania" or names of family members - often, for example, the first name of the wife of the builder. 1876, the first hotel was built. 1880 Wilhelm had Klünder build the beach hotel was the first hotel near the beach. 1888 " Aktiengesellschaft Ostseebad Binz " was founded, which in 1890 the first Kurhaus Binz opened and in 1891 went bankrupt.

1892 Binz gained the status of an independent rural community. From 1896 allied ships of Szczecin shipping Braeunlich the places Szczecin - Binz- Sassnitz each other. There was a building boom. 1893 the first spa and the imperial court was built. 1895 followed by the construction of the small railway Putbus - Binz and installation of the beach promenade, in 1898, finally, the construction of the first post ( Kliesow house, main road). On the beach, separate ladies and men's bathrooms have been created. In 1902, a 600 meter long pier was built. Other infrastructure projects were the construction of a drinking water supply and sewerage (1903 ) and the construction of a power plant ( Jasmunder road).

Two setbacks were the destruction of the pier by a storm in the New Year's Eve 1905 and the fire of the Kurhaus 1906. According to the reconstruction of the pier, a new spa house was built in 1908. At the same time a family was born. 1912 collapsed a bridge part of the pier, where 17 people lost their lives. Then was founded in 1913 in Leipzig DLRG.

In 1913 the Protestant church was consecrated in 1928 and was the completion of the new post office building in the Zeppelin road. Gradually disappeared on the beach built bathhouses. In 1922 the gentlemen's, demolished in 1932 as the last the family bathroom.

National Socialism

In 1937, extensive work on the KdF seaside resort Prora that should be expanded to become the largest and most modern lido in Europe began. In the same year the Kurplatz was created. 1938, the station building Binz (now DB) was built in 1939 was the opening of the railway Lietzow - Binz.

By floating ice pier in 1942 was again destroyed. After the Second World War refugees and evacuees in 1945 at hotels, inns and villas housed.

GDR

1950 Binz bath of Wismut was. The interrupted work on the buildings of the KdF - bath be continued after 1950 to provide barracks for the people's police, which were later used by the National People's Army.

1952, the railway line Lietzow - Binz was put back into operation.

In 1953, the "Action Rose" was also held in Binz. Owners of hotels, inns and houses were arbitrarily criminalized, arrested and dispossessed. The fdgb took over in 1956 with the Seeschloß the first holiday home in Binz. From 1972, other holiday homes were (eg Haus Arkona, Rügen house, house Rugard ) built for the fdgb. It was built north of the current location in a residential slab construction, which affects the grown townscape. The Ahlbeck, which discharges the water of the lake Schmachter in the Baltic Sea, was piped into the 1950s. The " mouth " of the pipe section is located at the Binz beach and is now provided with a sign. From 1970 to 1985, a large residential area west with 736 apartments was built in bricks.

In the years 1952 to 1955 Binz was the circle Putbus belonging.

Period from 1990

The village belonged until 1990 to Rügen county in the district of Rostock and became part of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern.

With the social changes in the GDR and the reunification of Germany were also made for Binz significant changes. Many of the old villas on the beach promenade and the whole place were transferred back to their former owners. It began a wave of renovations, reconstructions and new buildings. The former holiday homes of fdgb were privatized and completely modernized. In addition, created numerous new buildings, both on the periphery and in the center. The streets and sidewalks were extensively repaired, extended the beach promenade towards Prora. The Kurplatz got a new design.

In 1990, the Tourist Association was founded Binz V., 1994, the new 370 meter long pier opened to replace the destroyed bridge in 1942.

In the Jasmund Street, the new building of the municipal administration was inaugurated in 1998. In 2000, the house of the guest and 2002, the spa Binz was opened. 2003 Promenade at Schmachter lake and the park of the senses were opened. Since May 2007 are shining the entire main road and the magnificent turnaround in new splendor.

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal council of the municipality Ostseebad Binz has 17 members. The local elections of 7 June 2009 yielded the following result:

Mayor

Mayor of the municipality is Karsten Schneider. He was elected on June 5, 2011, and inaugurated on 1 September 2011.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was adopted on 25 January 1928 by the Municipality and registered under No. 79 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Blazon: "In two gold humbled black wave beams; on the top floats a red boat, from which a red -winning, gezungter and reinforced, doppelgeschweifter black lion is growing. "

Flag

The flag consists of a yellow cloth is in the middle with the figures of the municipal coat of arms. The figures of the arms take a seven- ninth of the flag height and half of the flag length. The length of the bunting is related to height as 5 to 3

Partnerships

The community Binz partners with Białogard in Poland and Cuxhaven in Germany.

Culture and sights

Worth seeing are the Granitz Hunting Lodge and resort architecture along the Baltic Sea promenade, the pier Binz, the Kurhaus Binz, the promenade on the lake Schmachter (2003 redesigned ), the Park of the senses, the spa gardens and the Binz Museum.

About five kilometers north of the center of Binz is the former, never completely finished KdF seaside resort Prora system, which is considered the longest building in the world. Also in the district Prora is the Heritage Center Rügen.

Services offer in Binz on the Evangelical Church and the Catholic Church Stella Maris.

→ See also: List of monuments in Binz

Kurhaus Binz

Binz pier, 370m long

Seaside resort Prora

Dock on the lake Schmachter

Now used by Ulrich Müther Former lifeboat station from the registry office Binz

Beach

The sandy beach of Binz is located about five kilometers long and up to 50 meters wide. Parallel to the beach the beach promenade runs with restaurants and hotels. The beach merges into a narrower and slightly rocky natural beach in the south.

Economy and infrastructure

Binz's economy is primarily geared towards tourism. The village has numerous hotels, inns and restaurants.

Education

In Binz is a primary school for grades 1-4, as well as the Regional School Ostseebad Binz for grades 5-10, a bonded all-day school; In addition, there are two daycare. Binz also has a library.

Transport links

Binz is located near the federal road 196 through the village runs its original offshoot B196a, today's national road 29

Railway

In Ostseebad Binz train station in the center of town is the end point of the branch line to Binz for railway Stralsund - Sassnitz; he is at the end of several long-distance lines of Deutsche Bahn. In addition, hourly regional trains on the branch line and keep in Prora and Cera East.

The second Binz Binz LB station is located in the west of the city on the steam narrow gauge railway Orlando Furioso from Putbus to Göhren ( this continues south through Sellin and Baabe ).