Bad Doberan
approx. 11,300 inhabitants
The inspiration came from England: In 1822 the first horse race was organised in the fields nearby the town, and soon the first race course in Germany opened its gates here. To this day, jockeys compete on these grounds.
When you are visiting Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, be sure to mark Bad Doberan on your route. Rambling through the streets you will discover both half-timbered houses and classicistic buildings. But beware when "Molli" comes huffing and puffing along - an old steam train may cross your paths, as its rails lead directly through the town, past the race course to the seaside resorts of Heiligendamm and Kühlungsborn. Another sight worth visiting is the Doberan Minster, known as one of the most beautiful Gothic churches in northern Germany. The Ehm-Welk House in Kummerow, where the author Ehm Welk began working in 1950, exhibits how the pagans came to settle here.
Historical facts
In 1171 the Cistercian monks founded the first monastery in Mecklenburg in the immediate vicinity of the Slavic settlement of Doberan. In 1179 the monastery, which used to be situated in what is today the district of Althof, was destroyed by insurgent Slavs. However, this did not suffice to put an end to Doberan's history...
Touristinformationen Bad Doberan
Alexandrinenplatz 2
18209 Bad Doberan
phone: 038203-62154
fax: 038203-77050
e-mail: touristinfo@bad-doberan.de
Internet: www.bad-doberan.de