Loop (inlet)

The loop or Darßer channel was an estuary between the Saal Bodden and the Baltic Sea near Ahrenshoop. He limited the fish in the north country. Originally, the loop than the northern mouth of the river Recknitz.

The former sea ran between the present-day Ahrenshooper district Althagen and Ahrenshoop. The loop was about two meters draft, stakes for the application of the boats and barges. The patency was often affected by the storm and silting. Today only a small ditch along the former border of Mecklenburg - Pomerania, which runs from the main road on the so-called border path.

The cartographer and court astronomer at the Mecklenburg court Tilemann Stella describes the loop " between the village of Olden Hagen ( Althagen ) and the Arnshope ( Ahrenshoop ) is the Ribnitzer water and lake went through the Saltze more. Henceforth by the shore is a large stone and Hauffen Tziegel found on the orth shore, as is de tzollbude been, so after the Saltze More 3 or 4 rods (about 50 m). After these things are in the forty or fifty pfele in the Saltzmehr, tzu end up the pfehlen a great Hauffen stones, stood on the bulwark. "

The late 14th century wanted the Pomeranian Duke Barnim VI. Ahrenshoop expand to a larger commercial town in order to benefit from increased trading volumes. The former Arne shop was at the end of the 14th century an important trading center with up to 500 residents. To this end, he left the place back up by trenches, border fortifications, customs control and a fortified hill. However, the further implementation failed due to the weather susceptibility of Loopes.

The brothers Vitali took advantage of the loop and the Permin at Wustrow to ride in the lagoons that served as a retreat from their privateering. The Hanseatic City of Rostock, which saw mainly their trading privileges by a seaport on Darß impaired, let the former Ahrenshoop, after two previous attempts in 1395 and finally destroyed the Darßer channel fill up.