Zempin

Zempin is a German municipality and the smallest seaside resort on Usedom island. It lies between Zinnowitz and Koserow on the narrowest part of the island, between the Baltic Sea and the Achterwasser, a bay of the Oder Lagoon.

Zempin
Amber Beach in Zempin
Location of Zempin within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Zempin
Zempin
Coordinates: 54°04′N 13°58′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Usedom-Süd
Government
  MayorWerner Schön
Area
  Total3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
  Total958
  Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17459
Dialling codes038377
Vehicle registrationVG

Zempin lies on an isthmus on the island of Usedom. It is located within the Usedom Nature Park and is one of the four so-called Amber Spas on the island, connected by a 12 km long fine sandy beach called Amber Beach. The other three amber spas are Loddin, Koserow and Ückeritz.

As of 2015, Zempin had a population of 938.

The place can be reached by federal highway B111 and has a station on the Usedom island railway.

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