Zempin

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Zempin.pnglat_deg = 54 |lat_min = 04
lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 58
Lageplan = Zempin in OVP.pngBundesland = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Landkreis = Ostvorpommern
Amt = Usedom-Süd
Höhe = 0
Fläche = 3.12
Einwohner = 928
Stand = 2006-06-30
PLZ = 17459
Vorwahl = 038377
Kfz = OVP
Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 59 052
Adresse-Verband = Markt 1
17406 Usedom
Bürgermeister = Werner Schön

Zempin is a German municipality and the smallest seaside resort on Usedom island. It lies between Zinnowitz and Koserow on the narrowest part of the island, between the Baltic Sea and the "Achterwasser", a bay of the Oder Lagoon.

The place can be reached by federal highway B111 and has a station on the Usedom island railway.

History

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1571. It was described as a farmer and fishery village and stood at first under Pomeranian, then Swedish and Prussian sovereignty. A beach hotel was built in 1895, marking the beginning of Zempin as a seaside resort. In 1911, Zempin railway connection was established, joined the German bath federation in 1928 and in 1933 a sea-bridge was established.

Between 1943 and 1945 in the forest area between Zinnowitz and Zempin three launching sites of V1 cruise missiles were built for experimental purposes. Still today some remains are present. In 1956 a camping site was created and since 1990, Zempin has been nationally recognized as a seaside resort.