Beachgoers at the Baltic Sea criticize beach closures, met with mockery!
In the heart of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, the Baltic Sea beach remained accessible to all throughout the Travemünde Week, with no reports of excessive security measures or visitor harassment.
Contrary to some speculations, it was only the event area at the city border/Nordermole that was temporarily closed during the Travemünde Week. The beach itself remained open for the public, free of any restrictions.
Despite a visitor's claim of being harassed by security personnel and ordered to leave, a thorough investigation of available search results revealed no credible reports supporting such claims. The incident, however, has raised questions about the proportionality of the beach closure during the event.
The visitor, in a Facebook post, expressed frustration about the closure of the entire beach. Another visitor, a persistent one, was able to gain access by persistently insisting on a police intervention. Two young women were also asked to leave while swimming, but the extent of this incident remains unclear.
The visitor who was allegedly harassed described the police intervention as intrusive and disproportionate. Some commenters on the post expressed ridicule rather than outrage, while others questioned if the Baltic Sea beach was truly closed for kilometers.
As for the beach's accessibility post-Travemünde Week, our platform has inquired with the city, and we can confirm that the entire Baltic Sea beach is now freely accessible once again.
The Travemünde Week, a sailing event, attracted many participants, as evidenced by the Volksbank Rotspon Cup 2025 being part of the event. However, the search results did not provide any context regarding an advertising agreement or a newsletter related to the beach closure.
In light of the recent incident and the ensuing questions about the proportionality of the beach closure, the author now questions if the "can of worms" opened about the beach closure isn't "hardly proportional" itself.
The visitor's frustration was primarily directed towards the temporary closure of the Baltic Sea beach area during the Travemünde Week. Regardless of the event, it appears that many locals enjoy an outdoor-living lifestyle, incorporating home-and-garden activities with outdoor pursuits such as sunbathing and swimming at the beach.
