Locations Baden-Württemberg Biberach an der Riss Esslingen Friedrichshafen Heidelberg Konstanz Ludwigsburg Meersburg Ravensburg Reutlingen Rottweil Schwäbisch Hall Sigmaringen Stuttgart Tübingen Ulm Villingen-Schwenningen Wertheim am Main Buildings Hohenzollern Castle Lichtenstein Castle Bavaria Lower Franconia Aschaffenburg Kitzingen Miltenberg Middle Franconia Ansbach Erlangen Nuremberg Upper Franconia Bamberg Bayreuth Coburg Upper Palatinate Amberg Cham Regensburg Weiden Swabia Füssen Immenstadt Lindau Memmingen Neuburg an der Donau Oberstdorf Ulm Lower Bavaria Bodenmais Deggendorf Landshut Kelheim Passau Straubing Zwiesel Upper Bavaria Bad Tölz Beilngries Berchtesgaden Burghausen Eichstätt Freising Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ingolstadt Kochel am See Lenggries Mittenwald Munich Murnau am Staffelsee Oberammergau Reit im Winkl Ruhpolding Tegernsee Buildings Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuern Abbey Ettal Abbey Linderhof Castle Nymphenburg Palace Ottobeuren Abbey Lakes Ammersee Chiemsee Lake Constance Kochelsee Königssee Starnberger See Tegernsee Walchensee Mountains Zugspitze Nature Reserves Altmühltal Nature Park Bavarian Forest National Park Fichtelgebirge Franconian Switzerland Karwendel Alpine Park Spessart Nature Park Bremen Hamburg Hesse Aschaffenburg Bad Homburg Bad Wildungen Darmstadt Eltville am Rhein Fulda Frankfurt am Main Fritzlar Heppenheim Idstein Kassel Limburg an der Lahn Marburg Michelstadt Rüdesheim am Rhein Wetzlar Wiesbaden Buildings Eberbach Abbey Saalburg Roman Fort Lower Saxony Braunschweig Celle Goslar Hanover Hamelin Lüneburg Oldenburg Osnabrück Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Binz Rostock Sassnitz Schwerin Sellin Stralsund Wismar North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen Cologne Monschau Rhineland-Palatinate Bacharach Beilstein Bingen am Rhein Boppard Cochem Koblenz Mainz St Goar Speyer Trier Worms Saxony Bautzen Dresden Görlitz Leipzig Meissen Saxony-Anhalt Lutherstadt Wittenberg Magdeburg Quedlinburg Wernigerode Schleswig-Holstein Kiel Lübeck Thuringia Eisenach Erfurt Meiningen Schmalkalden Weimar Buildings Wartburg Castle Buchenwald Memorial Site Baden-Württemberg Biberach an der Riss Esslingen Friedrichshafen Heidelberg Konstanz Ludwigsburg Meersburg Ravensburg Reutlingen Rottweil Schwäbisch Hall Sigmaringen Stuttgart Tübingen Ulm Villingen-Schwenningen Wertheim am Main Buildings Hohenzollern Castle Lichtenstein Castle Biberach an der Riss Friedrichshafen Schwäbisch Hall Villingen-Schwenningen Wertheim am Main Buildings Hohenzollern Castle Lichtenstein Castle Hohenzollern Castle Lichtenstein Castle Bavaria Lower Franconia Aschaffenburg Kitzingen Miltenberg Middle Franconia Ansbach Erlangen Nuremberg Upper Franconia Bamberg Bayreuth Coburg Upper Palatinate Amberg Cham Regensburg Weiden Swabia Füssen Immenstadt Lindau Memmingen Neuburg an der Donau Oberstdorf Ulm Lower Bavaria Bodenmais Deggendorf Landshut Kelheim Passau Straubing Zwiesel Upper Bavaria Bad Tölz Beilngries Berchtesgaden Burghausen Eichstätt Freising Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ingolstadt Kochel am See Lenggries Mittenwald Munich Murnau am Staffelsee Oberammergau Reit im Winkl Ruhpolding Tegernsee Buildings Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuern Abbey Ettal Abbey Linderhof Castle Nymphenburg Palace Ottobeuren Abbey Lakes Ammersee Chiemsee Lake Constance Kochelsee Königssee Starnberger See Tegernsee Walchensee Mountains Zugspitze Nature Reserves Altmühltal Nature Park Bavarian Forest National Park Fichtelgebirge Franconian Switzerland Karwendel Alpine Park Spessart Nature Park Lower Franconia Aschaffenburg Kitzingen Miltenberg Middle Franconia Ansbach Erlangen Nuremberg Upper Franconia Bamberg Bayreuth Coburg Upper Palatinate Amberg Cham Regensburg Weiden Swabia Füssen Immenstadt Lindau Memmingen Neuburg an der Donau Oberstdorf Ulm Neuburg an der Donau Lower Bavaria Bodenmais Deggendorf Landshut Kelheim Passau Straubing Zwiesel Upper Bavaria Bad Tölz Beilngries Berchtesgaden Burghausen Eichstätt Freising Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ingolstadt Kochel am See Lenggries Mittenwald Munich Murnau am Staffelsee Oberammergau Reit im Winkl Ruhpolding Tegernsee Garmisch-Partenkirchen Murnau am Staffelsee Buildings Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuern Abbey Ettal Abbey Linderhof Castle Nymphenburg Palace Ottobeuren Abbey Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuern Abbey Linderhof Castle Nymphenburg Palace Ottobeuren Abbey Lakes Ammersee Chiemsee Lake Constance Kochelsee Königssee Starnberger See Tegernsee Walchensee Starnberger See Mountains Zugspitze Nature Reserves Altmühltal Nature Park Bavarian Forest National Park Fichtelgebirge Franconian Switzerland Karwendel Alpine Park Spessart Nature Park Altmühltal Nature Park Bavarian Forest National Park Franconian Switzerland Karwendel Alpine Park Spessart Nature Park Hesse Aschaffenburg Bad Homburg Bad Wildungen Darmstadt Eltville am Rhein Fulda Frankfurt am Main Fritzlar Heppenheim Idstein Kassel Limburg an der Lahn Marburg Michelstadt Rüdesheim am Rhein Wetzlar Wiesbaden Buildings Eberbach Abbey Saalburg Roman Fort Eltville am Rhein Frankfurt am Main Limburg an der Lahn Rüdesheim am Rhein Buildings Eberbach Abbey Saalburg Roman Fort Saalburg Roman Fort Lower Saxony Braunschweig Celle Goslar Hanover Hamelin Lüneburg Oldenburg Osnabrück Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Binz Rostock Sassnitz Schwerin Sellin Stralsund Wismar North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen Cologne Monschau Rhineland-Palatinate Bacharach Beilstein Bingen am Rhein Boppard Cochem Koblenz Mainz St Goar Speyer Trier Worms Bingen am Rhein Saxony Bautzen Dresden Görlitz Leipzig Meissen Saxony-Anhalt Lutherstadt Wittenberg Magdeburg Quedlinburg Wernigerode Lutherstadt Wittenberg Schleswig-Holstein Kiel Lübeck Thuringia Eisenach Erfurt Meiningen Schmalkalden Weimar Buildings Wartburg Castle Buchenwald Memorial Site Buildings Wartburg Castle Buchenwald Memorial Site Wartburg Castle Buchenwald Memorial Site Routes Alpine Road Saxon Wine Route Saxon Wine Route Nature Islands East Frisian Islands Rügen Usedom Lakes Ammersee Chiemsee Lake Constance Eibsee Kochelsee Königssee Starnberger See Tegernsee Walchensee Mountains Harz Mountains Taunus Mountains Zugspitze Nature Reserves Altmühltal Nature Park Bavarian Forest National Park Eifel National Park Fichtelgebirge Franconian Switzerland Karwendel Alpine Park Kellerwald-Edersee National Park Mainau Island Odenwald Forest Saxon Switzerland National Park Sauerland Region Spessart Forest Teutoburg Forest Thuringian Forest Vogelsberg Region Rivers Mosel Neckar Rhine Islands East Frisian Islands Rügen Usedom East Frisian Islands Lakes Ammersee Chiemsee Lake Constance Eibsee Kochelsee Königssee Starnberger See Tegernsee Walchensee Starnberger See Mountains Harz Mountains Taunus Mountains Zugspitze Taunus Mountains Nature Reserves Altmühltal Nature Park Bavarian Forest National Park Eifel National Park Fichtelgebirge Franconian Switzerland Karwendel Alpine Park Kellerwald-Edersee National Park Mainau Island Odenwald Forest Saxon Switzerland National Park Sauerland Region Spessart Forest Teutoburg Forest Thuringian Forest Vogelsberg Region Altmühltal Nature Park Bavarian Forest National Park

Eifel National Park Franconian Switzerland Karwendel Alpine Park Kellerwald-Edersee National Park Odenwald Forest Saxon Switzerland National Park Sauerland Region Spessart Forest Teutoburg Forest Thuringian Forest Vogelsberg Region Rivers Mosel Neckar Rhine Buildings Baden-Württemberg Hohenzollern Castle Lichtenstein Castle Bavaria Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuern Abbey Ettal Abbey Linderhof Castle Nymphenburg Palace Ottobeuren Abbey Hesse Eberbach Abbey Saalburg Roman Fort Thuringia Wartburg Castle Buchenwald Memorial Site Baden-Württemberg Hohenzollern Castle Lichtenstein Castle Hohenzollern Castle Lichtenstein Castle Bavaria Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuern Abbey Ettal Abbey Linderhof Castle Nymphenburg Palace Ottobeuren Abbey Andechs Monastery Benediktbeuern Abbey Linderhof Castle Nymphenburg Palace Ottobeuren Abbey Hesse Eberbach Abbey Saalburg Roman Fort Saalburg Roman Fort Thuringia Wartburg Castle Buchenwald Memorial Site Wartburg Castle Buchenwald Memorial Site Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Sellin is one of the most elegant seaside resorts on the island of Rügen , defined by its magnificent pier and unspoilt Baltic beaches. The resort captures the essence of German coastal architecture with its white villa-style buildings and intricate wooden detailing, reminiscent of the prestigious 19th-century spa architecture. Sellin's beach stretches for several kilometres, with fine white sand and the characteristic wicker beach chairs providing shelter from the wind and sun. The gradual slope down to the Baltic Sea makes it particularly suitable for families with children, while the width of the beach provides plenty of space even in the high season. View over the beach resort of Sellin on Rügen island The town's crown jewel, the Sellin pier, extends 394 metres into the Baltic Sea and ends in a striking white restaurant building. Reconstructed in 1998 to its original 1906 design, it is both a practical pier and an architectural masterpiece, attracting photographers from all over Europe. Where is Sellin? Sellin occupies a prime location on the east coast of Rügen, Germany's largest island, located in the Baltic Sea in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The town is located about 250 kilometres north of Berlin and 290 kilometres northeast of Hamburg . The seaside resort lies on a gentle slope between the Granitz forest and the Baltic Sea, with the main street, Wilhelmstraße, running parallel to the coast. This geographical position creates a natural amphitheatre effect, offering many properties sea views and easy access to the beach. The wide sandy beach at Sellin on Rügen island Sellin borders other notable Rügen resorts, including Baabe to the south and Binz to the north, forming part of what locals call the "pearl necklace" of beach destinations. The Granitz hunting lodge and its ancient beech forests lie to the west, while the Baltic Sea opens up to the east. The town itself is about 20 kilometres from Bergen auf Rügen, the administrative centre of the island, and about 40 kilometres from Stralsund, the nearest town on the mainland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sellin's location within the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve adds another dimension to its appeal. This protected status ensures the preservation of both natural landscapes and traditional architecture, providing a buffer against the overdevelopment that plagues many coastal destinations. Its position on the popular Rügen Steam Railway route also connects the town to nearby resorts. Where to stay in Sellin Sellin accommodation map If you know when you are planning to go but haven't decided on accommodation, then use the map below to get an idea of which properties are available and to compare prices during the period you wish to travel. Enter your proposed dates and use the '+' to zoom in on a location and reveal more properties. Click on the price above a property to see more information. ( Please note that this selection will also include some guesthouses, pensions and self-catering apartments for those who are interested in that form of accommodation !) History of Sellin Sellin's transformation from a modest fishing village to one of Germany's most elegant seaside resorts is a fascinating story of cultural and architectural evolution. The town's documented history dates back to the 13th century, but its emergence as a sophisticated resort destination began in the late 1800s, coinciding with the European trend for beach holidays and the growing belief in the health benefits of sea bathing. Sellin's real golden age began in the 1890s when wealthy families from Berlin and other major German cities discovered its untouched beaches and peaceful surroundings. This period saw the construction of the town's distinctive white villa architecture, known as Bäderarchitektur. These ornate buildings, with decorated verandas, wooden balconies and elegant towers, were built in a distinctive style that combined classical elements with local building traditions. Typical spa architecture in Sellin Many of these villas served as summer residences for wealthy families or as guesthouses for the growing number of visitors. The original Sellin Pier, built in 1906, became the town's defining landmark. The pier's distinctive white pavilion jutting out into the Baltic Sea was symbolic of seaside elegance at its finest. However, the pier suffered severe ice damage in 1941 and was destroyed by a storm in 1978. Sellin experienced a remarkable renaissance after the German reunification in 1990. Many of the historic villas were carefully restored to their former glory and in 1998 the pier was rebuilt to its original 1906 design. What to see in Sellin The Sellin Pier (Seebrücke Sellin) is the most famous attraction in the town. The 394-meter-long pier, with its distinctive white pavilion restaurant, offers stunning views of the Baltic Sea. The pier's illuminated evening appearance creates a magical atmosphere that attracts photographers and romantics alike. Sellin pier seen at sunrise Wilhelmstraße, the city's main promenade, showcases the finest examples of spa architecture. The street is lined with meticulously restored white villas with ornate balconies, wooden decorations and charming verandas. Many of these historic buildings now house boutique hotels, restaurants and shops while retaining their original architectural character. The Strandpromenade connects the pier with the extensive beach area. This well-maintained promenade features traditional wicker beach chairs, cafes and relaxation areas. The Hochuferweg provides a natural contrast to the architectural attractions of the town. This elevated walk offers great views of the sea and connects Sellin with neighbouring seaside resorts. The Historic Steam Train Station, where the "Rasender Roland" makes its stops, is an important piece of transportation heritage. The station building and its surroundings have been preserved in their early 20th century character and offer visitors a glimpse of the golden age of steam travel. Nature lovers will appreciate the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve, which includes Sellin and the surrounding area. The reserve features diverse ecosystems, including coastal forests, wetlands and meadows, with marked hiking trails and information points to help visitors understand the area's ecological significance. Tourist Information Office in Sellin The Ostseebad Sellin (to give it its official name) visitor information service is managed by the Kurverwaltung. It operates two information points - one in the glass pavilion at Seepark Sellin up on the main road near the train station and another in the Kurverwaltung administration building closer to the sea and the town centre. They are open seven days a week, with slightly shorter opening hours on the weekend in the winter months. Website : www.ostseebad-sellin.de © GermanSights.com