Priwall Peninsula
- Priwall Peninsula
The Priwall Peninsula (German: "die Halbinsel Priwall" or" der Priwall") is located across from the town of
Travemünde at theTrave Riverestuary , onGermany 'sBaltic Sea coast . Since 1226 it has been administratively part ofTravemünde , itself controlled by Lübeck.The southern part has been designated a
nature reserve ("Naturschutzgebiet »Südlicher Priwall«"). The Priwall is the eastern terminus of abicycle path , opened in1995 , that begins at the Danish border at the town of Kruså. More famously, it is the northern terminus of the formerinner German border , and a few remnants of the border fortifications have been preserved near the beach.The Priwall's principal attraction is otherwise the four-masted
barque "Passat" (now amuseum ship ) of theFlying P Line – which also included the four-masted barque "Priwall ".The beaches of the Priwall at the
Bay of Lübeck are the site of an annualsand festival called Sand World.External links
* [http://www.reiterhof-travemuende.de/Gesamtansicht-Priwall.jpgThe "Passat" shot from atop Travemünde's Maritim Strandhotel]
* [http://www.luebeck.de/natur_umwelt/naturschutz/pdf/karte_nsg_priwall.pdf Downloadable map (nature reserve in green)]
* [http://www.grenzerinnerungen.de/priwall2.htm FRG–GDR border photos, 1980s]
* [http://www.sandworld.de/content/blogcategory/89/223/ Sand World home page]
* [http://www.priwall.net Priwall Net]
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