
The open-air Schleswig-Holsteinisches Freilichtmuseum, Alte Hamburger Landstrasse (tel. Admission is 3.50€ adults, 2.30€ students and children ages 6 to 17. April to October, you can tour it every day 9:30am to 7pm (Nov-Mar to 5pm). Besides the beach, the town's main attraction is the restored World War II submarine U-Boot 995, Strandstrasse 92, Kiel-Laboe (tel. If you'd like to go to the beach, take a short steamer trip to one of the nearby Baltic towns, such as Laboe, about 15km (10 miles) to the north. Call Tourist Information Kiel for additional details. Perches along this embankment are especially favored by spectators during regattas. For a closer view over the harbor, take a stroll along the Hindenburgufer (Hindenburg Embankment), which stretches for 3km (2 miles) along the west side of the fiord, opposite the shipyards.

May to September, guided tours (in English and German) are offered Wednesday at 2pm for 9€ per person. It does not store any personal data.For the best overall look at the city and harbor, go to the Rathaus's 107m (350-ft.), century-old tower, much of which was restored after the devastating bombs of World War II. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Epic German Adventure route © Monika Newbound In the following years he participated in numerous NATO flotations. With a crew of 45 men, it was used in coastal defense and as a school boat. From December 1952 it drove as a “Kaura” (NATO designation “S-309”) under Norwegian flag. Until his retirement on in the Norwegian town of Drontheim, U-995 was mainly used in the North Sea.Īfter the end of the Second World War, the U-boat was taken over by the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1947 together with two other VII C-boats. It belonged to Type VII C, from which a total of 693 units were completed by 1945. On SeptemU-995 was put into service under the name “Pike” in the Hamburg shipyard “Blohm & Voss”. Thus the tug “Fairplay II” on 14 October 1965 took the war veterans on the hook and with him the long way to Kiel In 1965, the Norwegian Navy decided to make the boat a sign of reconciliation to the German Bundesmarine. And always the question is asked: “How did it get there?”.

Laboe is known not only for the naval honor but also for his “submarine on the beach”.
