Eckernfoerde: Baltic Beach Town, Naval Base, and Bonbon-Koecherei on the Schleswig-Holstein Coast
Eckernfoerde sits on a bay of the Baltic Sea in the Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde district of Schleswig-Holstein. The long sandy beach and the compact old town along the harbour make it one of the more popular seaside destinations on the Schleswig-Holstein coast. Roughly 23,400 people live here. The Marinestützpunkt Eckernfoerde is the home port of the German Navy's submarine flotilla, giving the town a military character alongside its tourist appeal.
The Bonbon-Koecherei, a traditional sweet-making workshop on the harbour, is a local curiosity, producing handmade boiled sweets in view of visitors. The Nikolaikirche, a Gothic brick church, and the Borbyer Kirche in the eastern district are the main historic buildings. The harbour area combines fishing boats, naval vessels, and pleasure craft in close quarters.
Kiel is about 25 kilometres to the southeast. Schleswig lies roughly 30 kilometres to the northwest. Rendsburg is to the west. The Hüttener Berge, a hilly moraine landscape, rises behind the coast. The Windebyer Noor, a freshwater lake separated from the bay by a narrow strip of land, is a nature conservation area adjacent to town.
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Eckernfoerde sits on a bay of the Baltic Sea in the Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde district of Schleswig-Holstein. The long sandy beach and the compact old town along the harbour make it one of the more popular seaside destinations on the Schleswig-Holstein coast. Roughly 23,400 people live here. The Marinestützpunkt Eckernfoerde is the home port of the German Navy's submarine flotilla, giving the town a military character alongside its tourist appeal.
The Bonbon-Koecherei, a traditional sweet-making workshop on the harbour, is a local curiosity, producing handmade boiled sweets in view of visitors. The Nikolaikirche, a Gothic brick church, and the Borbyer Kirche in the eastern district are the main historic buildings. The harbour area combines fishing boats, naval vessels, and pleasure craft in close quarters.
Kiel is about 25 kilometres to the southeast. Schleswig lies roughly 30 kilometres to the northwest. Rendsburg is to the west. The Hüttener Berge, a hilly moraine landscape, rises behind the coast. The Windebyer Noor, a freshwater lake separated from the bay by a narrow strip of land, is a nature conservation area adjacent to town.
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