Heiligenhafen

Heiligenhafen is a metropolis in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, opposite the island Fehmarn, approx. 60 km northeast of Lubeck, and 55 km east of Kiel. The town centre is positioned on a small bight, the binnensee from which the west of the city has been separated. Two headlands are positioned off the coast: Steinwarder and Graswarder, the latter one is a hen sanctuary.

A little fishing port and a marina with approximately 1000 moorings is placed on the open a part of the bight close to the town centre. Tourism is an critical part of the economy of the town. Every summer the main attraction is a 10-day competition referred to as 'Hafenfest Tage' which draws traffic from everywhere in the country. The city just celebrated its 250-yr anniversary and has kept the attraction of the conventional German fishing town although a few nicely designed amendments to the metropolis centre were made.