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The northernmost island of Germany, it is known for its tourist resorts, notably Westerland, Kampen and Wenningstedt-Braderup, as well as for its 40-kilometre-long (25-mile) sandy beach. It is frequently covered by the media in connection with its exposed situation in the North Sea and its ongoing loss of land during storm tides .
Freikörperkultur-inspired naturism is defined as an attitude and way of life by the International Naturist Federation as follows: [4]. The practice of communal nudity is an essential characteristic of naturism, making, as it does, the maximum use of the natural agents of sun, air, and water.
There are some 147 naturist/FKK societies in Germany that are part of the national Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur (German Association for Free Body Culture), with a further 14 affiliated societies in Kärnten, Austria, [14] along with a plethora of official beaches, and FKK zones in city parks. [15]
Naturist beach in Germany. Public nudity is not illegal in Germany but may be regulated by local authorities mostly because of safety and health issues, not morality. Apart from urban areas and public baths (some of which offer nude swimming days), nude bathing is common in Germany: unofficial clothing optional areas exist at most lakes and ...
Ahlbeck on Usedom Island - Beach, dunes and promenade of a typical German Baltic seaside resort with regional resort architecture. The following is a list of state-accredited seaside resorts in Germany. They are first sorted by seas (Baltic and North Sea), then by German states (Länder), then by districts (Landkreise).
Nude swimmers at Lake Senftenberg, East Germany, 1983. Mixed gender nude swimming in lakes, rivers and beaches following WWI was part of the social liberalization in the Weimar Republic. Some swimmers were part of the organized naturist movement, others sought only an escape from economic and political turmoil. Economic problems had eliminated ...
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The harbour of Zingst Baltic Sea beach of Zingst Kurhaus Zingst (spa hotel at the beach) Typical Zingst captain's house Steigenberger Grand Hotel Zingst. Zingst (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɪŋst]; Polabian Sgoni) is the easternmost portion of the three-part Fischland-Darß-Zingst Peninsula, located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, between the cities of Rostock and Stralsund on the ...