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• The Baltic Border Tower Kuhlungsborn
  "Grimm reminder of the East German regime"
  "Until 1990 the tower was used by the East German border guards to look for those who were trying to escape over the sea to West Germany or Denmark. Following the fall of the regime, the tower has been preserved as a monument and a museum. Not spectacular by itself, the observation tower is a grim re..."minder of the communist East German regime. The tower was equipped with a stunning 26000 W power reflector with a range of 16 km. It is worth a short visit to as it demonstrates how keen the regime was to prevent the escapes. A number of posters around (all, unfortunately, in German) give an explanation of the tower purpose, operation, and history of escapes from East Germany by sea (very few were successful). The tower was one of several posts along the Baltic coast. Today, only two remain - the second is located some 9 kilometres to the east near Börgerende - this is one in a dilapidated state. " More >