Lubmin
Lubmin seen from the pier (Seebrücke)
Lubmin
Location of Lubmin within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Coordinates	54°08′N 13°37′E / 54.13333°N 13.61667°E / 54.13333; 13.61667Coordinates: 54°08′N 13°37′E / 54.13333°N 13.61667°E / 54.13333; 13.61667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Lubmin
Mayor	Klaus Kühnemann
Basic statistics
Area	13.87 km2 (5.36 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m  (16 ft)
Population	2,041 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	147 /km2 (381 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OVP
Postal code	17509
Area code	038354
Website	www.seebad-lubmin.de

Lubmin (German pronunciation: [lʊpˈmiːn]) is a coastal resort in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Lubmin is situated near Greifswald and on the Bay of Greifswald.

Apart from tourism, Lubmin is a major transport and industry hub and investment location in the German energy sector. Both the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia (by Gazprom and E.ON) and several power plants (by DONG Energy and EnBW) are under construction. Moreover, Lubmin is the administrative seat of Amt Lubmin, to which nine other municipalities belong.

Geographical location[link]

To the north of Lubmin lies the Bay of Greifswald. The northeast edge of the municipality consists of the Struck peninsula which is bounded by the mouth of the Peenestrom delta. The seaside resort has a kilometer-long sand beach and is largely covered by pine woods.

Neighbouring municipalities[link]

Lubmin's immediate neighbouring municipalities are Kröslin and Rubenow to the southeast, Wusterhusen to the south and Brünzow to the southwest. Somewhat further away is the university town of Greifswald to the west and to the south is the municipality of Wolgast.

History[link]

The earliest written record of the name Lubmin is in 1271. The place name Lubemyn is of Slavic origin and until the Reformation referred to Eldena monastery.

As a result of the Thirty Years' War, Lubmin, like all of Western Pomerania, became part of the Dominion of Swedish Pomerania. Around 1700 the town came into the possession of the Swedish field marshal Fabian Graf von Wrangel. At the 1815 Congress of Vienna the territory was ceded to Prussia.

In 1886 Lubmin was referred to for the first time as a "seaside resort".

It was not until 1893 that Lubmin became connected to the road from Eldena to Wolgast. A light railway running from Greifswald via Lubmin to Wolgast was opened in 1898. In 1945 the line was dismantled and handed to the Soviet Union as war reparations. The first pier was built around 1900. In 1969 construction work commenced on the nuclear power station and in consequence a railway line was built from Greifswald to Lubmin. The unfinished power station was shut down shortly after German reunification. In 1992 a new pier was completed, and several hotels and restaurants constructed, thus underlining the status of the town as a seaside resort.

After the Second World War Lubmin was part of Rostock district, and since 1990 part of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Traffic[link]

Development of the municipality is facilitated by a state highway from Greifswald to Wolgast passing through Lubmin. An additional highway runs from Lubmin to Wusterhusen. Lubmin also possesses a railway connection, though it no longer carries passengers. Since 2004 the municipality has featured a large Baltic Sea port (however this has not yet been officially opened). The port was constructed from the discharge channel of the former nuclear power station.

Industry[link]

A large part of the municipal area of Lubmin was occupied by the GDR's largest nuclear power station, Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant. The first of its five reactors went into operation in 1973. An additional four nuclear reactors were constructed in the building; however Block 5, completed in 1989, had only progressed to trials before the entire plant was shut down 1990 due to tightened safety standards.

At present the power station is being dismantled at a high cost. Temporary storage facilities were established for nuclear waste such as reactor components. During the GDR period up to 10,000 employees worked at the power station; presently there are approximately 1,000 involved in the decommissioning effort.

As part of the industrial settlement of the site the former cooling water discharge channel was converted to a port with the use of public funds. Additionally a gas-turbine power station is to be constructed in order to attract energy-intensive industry (such as the timber, paper or metal industries) to the location.

Nuclear power opponents fear that the Federal nuclear waste facility (operated by Energiewerke Nord GmbH) could be used to serve all of Europe. Fears have been raised over potential damage to the coastal landscape and the quality of the traffic route has been criticized. At present it is disputed in Lubmin whether the focus of the municipality is to concentrate on the industrial settlement or on the previously neglected tourist industry.

The 380 kV transmission line from the former Lubmin power station to the transformer substation at Wolmirstedt is the longest power line in Germany.

Three power plants are planned to be constructed in Lubmin to support the Nord Stream Russo–German gas pipeline ending nearby. The Danish energy company DONG Energy plans to begin the construction of Kraftwerke Greifswald, a multifuel, 2 x 800MW power plant. It is feared that the resulting raise of the Baltic Sea waters temeperature will destroy the fragile sea ecosystem.

References[link]

External links[link]

Media related to Lubmin at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Seebad Lubmin

Helene Fischer
Helene Fischer on Tour 2010
Background information
Birth name	Елена Петровна Фишер
Born	(1984-08-05) August 5, 1984 (age 27) Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union
Genres	Schlager
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	EMI
Website	www.helene-fischer.de

Helene Fischer (Russian: Елена Петровна Фишер (Jelena Petrowna Fischer); born August 5, 1984 in the Soviet Union) is a German singer and entertainer. Since her debut in 2005 she has won several awards, including four Echo awards and three "Krone der Volksmusik" awards. According to record certifications she sold at least 2,905,000 albums.

Upbringing and education[link]

Helene Fischer was born in the Siberian town of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where she spent her early childhood. In 1988 her ethnic German family emigrated to Germany.^[1] In Germany, the family settled in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.

After graduating from school, Helene Fischer attended the Frankfurt Stage & Musical School for three years, where she studied singing and acting.^[2] During this time, Helene performed on stage at the State Theatre of Darmstadt, as well as on the stage of National Theatre in Frankfurt.

Musical career[link]

During her time at the Stage & Musical School, her mother secretly copied a demo CD with six songs of Helene and sent it to different recording studios to gauge the reaction of professionals.

Helene's debut on stage took place on May 14, 2005 in a program of the TV channel ARD. It was a duet with the singer Florian Silbereisen. The two later became a couple.^[1]

Helene Fischer on Tour with orchestra May 2011

Her popularity has increased greatly; she has won three prestigious “Echo” (German Grammy) awards, the coveted “Goldene Henne” twice, and the “Krone der Volksmusik” prize three times. All her albums and DVDs have achieved multiple gold and double platinum status. Her songs, with their stories of the everyday worries and woes of home-loving folks, are lyrically close to what the English speaking world calls “Country” although musically quite different.

Her circle of fans extends beyond Germany in large part to Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

She released her first English album, "The English Ones", on June 7, 2010. The album was produced by Jean Frankfurter, one of the most renowned German producers, composers and arrangers of the previous 40 years. The album opens new horizons for Helene: “I have always dreamed of singing my songs in another language. English is the language of Country, the music that we call ’Schlager’. Language is a tool, but it is important that what you sing comes from the heart – and that is what this album is about.”

Discography[link]

Studio Albums[link]

Compilations[link]

Remix-Albums[link]

• 2011: Best of Helene Fischer – Der ultimative Dance-Mix

English language albums[link]

• 2010: The English Ones

Singles[link]

• 2006: Feuer am Horizont
• 2006: Von hier bis unendlich
• 2006: Und morgen früh küss’ ich dich wach
• 2006: Im Reigen der Gefühle
• 2007: Du fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen
• 2007: Du hast mein Herz berührt
• 2008: Ich glaub dir 100 Lügen
• 2008: Mal ganz ehrlich
• 2008: Ich geb’ nie auf (Am Anfang war das Feuer)
• 2009: Vergeben, vergessen und wieder vertrauen
• 2009: Du läßt mich sein, so wie ich bin
• 2010: Hundert Prozent
• 2010: Nicht von dieser Welt
• 2010: Von Null auf Sehnsucht
• 2010: Manchmal kommt die Liebe einfach so 2010
• 2011: Wär heut mein letzter Tag

DVDs[link]

• 2007: So nah so fern
• 2008: Mut zum Gefühl – Live aus Chemnitz vom 2. Januar 2008 – GER #18
• 2009: Zaubermond live – GER #12
• 2010: Best Of Live – So Wie Ich Bin – Die Tournee – GER #1
• 2011: Live – Zum ersten Mal mit Band und Orchester – GER #14

Awards & Certifications[link]

[edit] Echo

• 2009: for Deutschsprachiger Schlager
• 2009: for DVD Produktion des Jahres (Mut zum Gefühl – Helene Fischer live)
• 2010: for DVD Produktion national (Zaubermond live)
• 2012: for Deutschsprachiger Schlager

Goldene Henne[link]

• 2007: for Aufsteigerin des Jahres
• 2008: for Musik
• 2010: for Musik

Goldene Kamera[link]

• 2012: for Beste Musik national

Krone der Volksmusik[link]

• 2008: for the Erfolg des Jahres 2007
• 2009: for the Erfolg des Jahres 2008
• 2010: as Erfolgreichste Sängerin 2009
• 2012: as Erfolgreichste Sängerin 2011

Gold Record[4] Germany 2012: for the DVD „Live - Helene Fischer - Zum ersten Mal mit Band und Orchester“ Austria 2011: for the album „Für einen Tag“ Denmark 2010: for the Album „Best of“ Switzerland 2010: for the album „So nah wie du“ 2010: for the album „Zaubermond“ 2010: for the album „So wie ich bin“ 2010: for the album „Best of“ 2012: for the album „Für einen Tag“ Platinum Record[4] Austria 2007: for the album „So nah wie du“ 2009: for the album „Zaubermond“ 2010: for the album „Von hier bis unendlich“ 2010: for the album „So wie ich bin“ 2011: for the album „Best of“

3x Gold Record[4] Germany 2011: for the DVD „So nah, so fern“ 2011: for the DVD „Zaubermond (live)“ 2011: for the album „So wie ich bin“ 2012: for the album „Für einen Tag“ 2x Platinum Record[4] Germany 2010: for the album „Zaubermond“ 2011: für die DVD „Mut zum Gefühl (live)“ 5x Gold Record[4] Germany 2010: for the album „Von hier bis unendlich“ 2011: for the album „So nah wie du“ 7x Gold Record[4] Germany 2012: for the album „Best of“ Country Gold Platinum  Denmark 1 0  Germany 9 15  Austria 0 6  Switzerland 5 0 total 15 21

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Helene Fischer

• official website from Helene Fischer
• Helene Fischer on YouTube
• Helene Fischer at the Internet Movie Database
• English Lyrics