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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.

AmberAmber
Sea glassSea glass

Also 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.

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