The best hikes from bus stations around Stakendorf

The wind often blows strongly along the coast, and the man on the Schönberg pier feels it too. The sculpture was created in 2004 for an art exhibition in Schönberg. The shapes were cut and welded from Corten steel sheets. The umbrella is forged. The sculpture is approximately 3.5 meters high. The original is on loan to the Schönberg pier. A smaller version stands in Heiligenhafen.

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"Man in the Storm" was designed and created by metalworker Heiko Voss and is on loan to the municipality of Schönberg. "Man in the Storm" is designed and created by Heiko Voss and is on loan to the municipality of Schönberg.

The Schönberger Strand Museum Railway is the only one in Germany where not only historic steam and diesel trains, as well as ancient railcars, run on a charming narrow-gauge line, but also unique historic trams. Some of our vehicles are more than 100 years old, and hardly any are less than half a century old. Experience with us what it was like to travel slowly from town to town on a narrow-gauge railway – "No picking of flowers while moving" – and to rumble through tight curves and over numerous switches and crossings on a tram – "Please hold on tight on the curves." Not just one, but two journeys into the past, as different as they are authentic. Watch the information video (Youtube). Our Museum Railway Service: Every Saturday and Sunday from the end of May to the beginning of September

Passengers can watch the necessary shunting of the historic locomotives and traction units on the platform in front of the building before the leisurely ride back to the beach. Various special trips are organized each year, including trips that extend beyond the Schönberg stop. One popular trip, for example, is a visit to Kiel Week by train. The Western Festival (August) is used annually for a historic train robbery. The trip departs from Schönberg station to nearby Stakendorf (KM 21.7). Armed trappers and Native Americans are waiting there to stage a historic robbery with amateur actors. Reactivation of the Kiel-Schönberger Strand line is planned for the future.

The station building (99PF+VX Schönberg) is located on Probsteier Allee in the Baltic resort of Schönberg on the Kiel – Schönberger Strand line at KM 20.2. The upper floors of the station currently house apartments. The station was opened in 1914. After regular passenger service ceased in 1982, the line from Kiel to Schönberger Strand, which had opened in 1897, was only occasionally used for freight traffic. The line from Schönberg (KM 20.2) to Schönberger Strand (KM 24.1) was subsequently used for tourist purposes as part of a heritage railway. For holidaymakers, the ride on the historic train from the Schönberger Strand museum station to the Baltic resort (terminus) is a popular diversion during the summer months.

The Viking straw figure has weathered and has been removed, but the bench still invites you to linger.

The Schönberg museum station offers a number of rarities. Old diesel locomotives, a steam locomotive, historic passenger cars, e.g. from the Reichsbahn, and also historic trams from northern Germany. The association restores and maintains the locomotives, passenger cars and trams on its own. In the summer months, members of the museum association are on site and also offer personal tours - free of charge, of course. A historic tram from 1937 runs on the site. The driver explains many details about the railway, its use and the use of trams in northern Germany at the time and also has a few jokes ready - very amusing. The fare is €3.00 per person. The museum station is definitely worth a visit.