A Personal Guide to the Baltic: Eastern Germany
Nicholas Hill
Wolgast
Wolgast lies halfway along the Peenestrom, and is the last navigable point for shipping coming down from the Baltic.
There is a lifting bridge across the Peenestrom here, which opens six times a day (2006).
The town itself was obviously quite run down in former times, but now there is a good deal of construction work going on. The town is worth looking round, without being anything special. Basic supplies of milk, bread etc were, however, quite difficult to find.
facilities and berthing
North of the bridge is a small marina with box moorings, as you will see on the chart. To the south is the town quay, which is reasonably comfortable (although when I was there, it was directly downwind of a ship unloading sand!). There is quite a good chandlers here, worth a visit, particularly as there are so few to be found in this part of the world.
Chart of the habour here.
Google Earth
The bridge stands out very clearly.
The lifting bridge.
Town quay with chandlers
Mooring on town quay
Moorings on north side of bridge
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