During the Hanseatic era (1150-1450), the Baltic Sea was at the centre of Northern European trade. Even today, a steady stream of container ships can be seen at the horizon from the beaches of Fischland-Darß-Zingst. You may notice that these large ships appear to sail in only one direction (towards the east). This is because the waterway for ships travelling to the west is below the horizon and thus these ships are not visible to a person standing on the beach.
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