Loddin

Loddin
Germany's northernmost vineyard in Loddin (Usedom Island)

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Loddin
Location of Loddin within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Coordinates: 54°2′N 14°1′E / 54.033°N 14.017°E / 54.033; 14.017Coordinates: 54°2′N 14°1′E / 54.033°N 14.017°E / 54.033; 14.017
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc. Usedom-Süd
Government
  Mayor Lorina Bremer
Area
  Total 6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 957
  Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 17459
Dialling codes 038375
Vehicle registration VG
Website www.seebad-loddin.de

Loddin is a municipality on Usedom Island, in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

A small coastal bathing resort, Loddin lies on an isthmus on the island of Usedom on the Baltic Sea. It is located within the Usedom Nature Park and is one of the four so-called Amber Spas on the island, connected by a 12 km long fine sandy beach called Amber Beach.[2] The other three amber spas are Koserow, Ückeritz and Zempin.

Loddin has some vineyards at the Baltic Sea.

As of 2015, Loddin had a population of 969.

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

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.12.2017". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). October 2018.
  2. The Island of Usedom: The "Amber Spas". Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. at www.usedom.de. Accessed on 10 Oct 2010.

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