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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Ruegen, Germany
Binz beach, Baltic amber and wartime shore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Amber
Sea glassAlso reported: Prora brick, WWII metal.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Wikited at English Wikipedia (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Resort beach below Prora; Baltic storms strip the shore and bring amber, old glass and war material ashore.
Auf-nach-MV (state tourism board): Strand bei Binz named as the Rügen amber beach, high season October to March, search after storms and strong easterly winds, check the SpülsaumView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
PhosphorusCliffs falls at the ends of the bay
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.