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A Slavic settlement, that developed into a fortress, existed on a hill above the left bank of the River Oder in the 8th century. In 967 the area was brought into dependence by the Polish Duke Mieszko I. Another hundred years later, a new Wendish settlement was established below the castle, which became an important trading and port centre. The Kingdom of Poland under the dynasty of the Piasts took Szczecin in 1091. Pomerania made itself free again, but in 1119/21 under Duke Boleslaw III, Pomerania was again attacked, devastated and occupied. The latter summoned Bishop Otto of Bamberg to convert the pagan Wends to Christianity. During the "Wendish crusade" the castle was besieged in 1147. The capture was averted by the intervention of the Bishop of Cammin, who had claimed that the inhabitants had already converted to Christianity. In 1173 the Danes captured the castle, destroyed it, but rebuilt it in 1190. The Danes ruled the country until 1227. Meanwhile, Germans had settled next to the Wendish settlement and founded the "Upper Town" and later the "Lower Town". In the Upper Town, the Jacobi Church was built from 1180 to 1187, donated by the merchant Beringer of Bamberg. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania (= "Barnim the Good") granted the Wendish settlement together with the German suburbs as "oppidum Stetin" the town charter in 1243. It was further promoted through customs remission, trade privileges and fishing rights so that the city strengthened economically. In 1245 the construction of a town hall was allowed. In 1263 the construction of St. Mary's Church began. The construction of a harbour gave the town a further boost, which led to membership in the Hanseatic League in 1278. Duke Otto I officially made Szczecin the residential city of Pomerania in 1309. At the end of the 14th century, Szczecin's economy received another boost when, in the course of the conflict between Poland and the Teutonic Order, the city was granted extensive trading privileges in order to replace Gdansk, which was dominated by the Order. During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes occupied the town. It remained Swedish even after the Peace of Westphalia. During the Nordic War, Russian troops besieged Szczecin in 1713. With the Peace of Stockholm in 1720, King Frederick William I succeeded in acquiring Szczecin for Prussia. From 1806 to 1813 Szczecin was occupied by the French. After Napoleon's expulsion, Prussia was back and so Szczecin became German in 1871. After the Second World War, the German "Stettin" became the Polish "Szczecin". At that time, only about 80,000 Germans and 6000 Poles still lived in the devastated city. The German population was pushed out and Poles from the former Polish eastern territories settled in. Today Szczecin is a lively town with about 400.000 inhabitants - The Szczecin Cathedral ("Bazylika archikatedralna św. Jakuba w Szczecinie") was built from the 13th to the 15th century, modeled after the Marienkirche in Lübeck. Around 1237 Barnim I designated this church as the church of the Germans, while the older Saint-Peter-and-Paul-Church (Kościół św. Piotra i Pawła) was assigned to the Slavic inhabitants. The originally two-towered building received a central tower from 1456 to 1503. This tower had a Gothic spire, which was destroyed during a siege in 1677. It got restored in 1894, but in 1944 a bomb destroyed large parts of the church, including the organ, the choir and the tower - the latter without a helmet - was preserved. After 1945, the Polish Catholic Church appropriated the ruins of the church and restored it until 1971. Since then, the Catholic Church uses it as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Cammin. In late Middle Ages the then Catholic church had 52 altars, which disappeared with the Reformation. Most of the equipment that remained in the 20th century was destroyed during WWII. The Seamen's Chapel contains a large and a small votive ship. Here is the small one.

A Slavic settlement, that developed into a fortress, existed on a hill above the left bank of the River Oder in the 8th century. In 967 the area was brought into dependence by the Polish Duke Mieszko I. Another hundred years later, a new Wendish settlement was established below the castle, which became an important trading and port centre. The Kingdom of Poland under the dynasty of the Piasts took Szczecin in 1091. Pomerania made itself free again, but in 1119/21 under Duke Boleslaw III, Pomerania was again attacked, devastated and occupied. The latter summoned Bishop Otto of Bamberg to convert the pagan Wends to Christianity. During the "Wendish crusade" the castle was besieged in 1147. The capture was averted by the intervention of the Bishop of Cammin, who had claimed that the inhabitants had already converted to Christianity. In 1173 the Danes captured the castle, destroyed it, but rebuilt it in 1190. The Danes ruled the country until 1227. Meanwhile, Germans had settled next to the Wendish settlement and founded the "Upper Town" and later the "Lower Town". In the Upper Town, the Jacobi Church was built from 1180 to 1187, donated by the merchant Beringer of Bamberg. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania (= "Barnim the Good") granted the Wendish settlement together with the German suburbs as "oppidum Stetin" the town charter in 1243. It was further promoted through customs remission, trade privileges and fishing rights so that the city strengthened economically. In 1245 the construction of a town hall was allowed. In 1263 the construction of St. Mary's Church began. The construction of a harbour gave the town a further boost, which led to membership in the Hanseatic League in 1278. Duke Otto I officially made Szczecin the residential city of Pomerania in 1309. At the end of the 14th century, Szczecin's economy received another boost when, in the course of the conflict between Poland and the Teutonic Order, the city was granted extensive trading privileges in order to replace Gdansk, which was dominated by the Order. During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes occupied the town. It remained Swedish even after the Peace of Westphalia. During the Nordic War, Russian troops besieged Szczecin in 1713. With the Peace of Stockholm in 1720, King Frederick William I succeeded in acquiring Szczecin for Prussia. From 1806 to 1813 Szczecin was occupied by the French. After Napoleon's expulsion, Prussia was back and so Szczecin became German in 1871. After the Second World War, the German "Stettin" became the Polish "Szczecin". At that time, only about 80,000 Germans and 6000 Poles still lived in the devastated city. The German population was pushed out and Poles from the former Polish eastern territories settled in. Today Szczecin is a lively town with about 400.000 inhabitants - The Szczecin Cathedral ("Bazylika archikatedralna św. Jakuba w Szczecinie") was built from the 13th to the 15th century, modeled after the Marienkirche in Lübeck. Around 1237 Barnim I designated this church as the church of the Germans, while the older Saint-Peter-and-Paul-Church (Kościół św. Piotra i Pawła) was assigned to the Slavic inhabitants. The originally two-towered building received a central tower from 1456 to 1503. This tower had a Gothic spire, which was destroyed during a siege in 1677. It got restored in 1894, but in 1944 a bomb destroyed large parts of the church, including the organ, the choir and the tower - the latter without a helmet - was preserved. After 1945, the Polish Catholic Church appropriated the ruins of the church and restored it until 1971. Since then, the Catholic Church uses it as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Cammin. In late Middle Ages the then Catholic church had 52 altars, which disappeared with the Reformation. Most of the equipment that remained in the 20th century was destroyed during WWII. The Seamen's Chapel contains not only a large and a small votive ship but also some nautical instruments.

Greifswald's foundation can be traced back to Cistercian Kloster Eldena (Eldena Monastery), to whose estate it initially belonged. Salt was produced here and so it may have been a settlement of salt workers. In June 1249, the local prince Wartislaw III received a fiefdom from the monastery over the town, which was granted the "Lübische Stadtrecht" (city rights) in 1250. In 1264 the city was allowed to build a protective wall and fortifications. In 1278, Greifswald was first mentioned in a document as a member of the Hanseatic League. However, as early as the 14th and then in the 15th century, Greifswald's harbour no longer met the requirements of shipping traffic, as it silted up. As a result, Greifswald fell behind the other Hanseatic towns. In 1456, Duke Wartislaw IX founded the university as the Pomeranian State University. The still existing university is the second oldest university in the Baltic region after Rostock. The Thirty Years' War brought horrible times. The imperial troops led by notorious Wallenstein entered Greifswald in 1627 and set up a regime of terror in which the population was plundered. To repel the Swedish troops, Wallenstein had the fortifications reinforced and used the population for forced labour. A plague epidemic decimated the population to such an extent that by the end of the war only half the houses were inhabited. In 1631, King Gustav Adolf II's troops captured Greifswald after a short battle. Pomerania was now swedish until the Congress of Vienna in 1815. - The early Gothic brick church, dedicated to St. Jakob (James) is younger than the other two medieval Gothic churches in Greifswald. Construction began around 1280 in the "new town", where there was also the St. Spiritus Hospital, where pilgrims on the Way of St. James could stay. The first reports of pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela setting out from Greifswald date from 1311. After the founding of the university in the 15th century, St. Jacob's Church was connected to the Faculty of Arts. Students were obliged to attend services there - The Danish three-masted barque "Pomerania"

Greifswald's foundation can be traced back to Cistercian Kloster Eldena (Eldena Monastery), to whose estate it initially belonged. Salt was produced here and so it may have been a settlement of salt workers. In June 1249, the local prince Wartislaw III received a fiefdom from the monastery over the town, which was granted the "Lübische Stadtrecht" (city rights) in 1250. In 1264 the city was allowed to build a protective wall and fortifications. In 1278, Greifswald was first mentioned in a document as a member of the Hanseatic League. However, as early as the 14th and then in the 15th century, Greifswald's harbour no longer met the requirements of shipping traffic, as it silted up. As a result, Greifswald fell behind the other Hanseatic towns. In 1456, Duke Wartislaw IX founded the university as the Pomeranian State University. The still existing university is the second oldest university in the Baltic region after Rostock. The Thirty Years' War brought horrible times. The imperial troops led by notorious Wallenstein entered Greifswald in 1627 and set up a regime of terror in which the population was plundered. To repel the Swedish troops, Wallenstein had the fortifications reinforced and used the population for forced labour. A plague epidemic decimated the population to such an extent that by the end of the war only half the houses were inhabited. In 1631, King Gustav Adolf II's troops captured Greifswald after a short battle. Pomerania was now swedish until the Congress of Vienna in 1815. - The first sources referring to a church dedicated to St. Nicholas in Greifswald are from 1263. The oldest extant parts of the church have been dated to the end of the 13th century. The building of todays church started with the erection of a single-nave choir, which was later incorporated in a hall church with two aisles and a nave. The foundations of the western tower were laid at the same time. In 1385 work was begun on a new choir with a straight eastern wall, which was finished already 10 years later. In connection to the founding of the University of Greifswald, the church was raised to the status of collegiate church. The new status wealth, and in the same year construction began to make the tower higher. In the years 1480–1500, the octagonal upper part of the tower was built and with the addition of the also octagonal, c. 60 metres high Gothic spire at the beginning of the 16th century, the construction was finished. It reached a height of 120 metres. The church lost its spire twice during severe storms. The first time was in 1515, when the top collapsed, without causing any severe damage to the church building. It was replaced in 1609. The second collapse in February 1650 destroyed the roof of the church, causing several of the vaults of the nave and southern aisle to collapse. A few days later, the eastern wall of the church also collapsed. Immediately after the collapse, the council of the city called for donations for the reconstruction of the church. The citizens of Greifswald, as well as Queen Christina, ruler of Swedish Pomerania, donated so much money, that reconstruction of the church could start only a month after the accident. All major Hanseatic cities have an important church dedicated to St. Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was the most important patron saint of seafarers and merchants, of the people who had organised themselves into the Hanseatic League. It is no surprise to find a votive ship in a Nikolauskirche.

Greifswald's foundation can be traced back to Cistercian Kloster Eldena (Eldena Monastery), to whose estate it initially belonged. Salt was produced here and so it may have been a settlement of salt workers. In June 1249, the local prince Wartislaw III received a fiefdom from the monastery over the town, which was granted the "Lübische Stadtrecht" (city rights) in 1250. In 1264 the city was allowed to build a protective wall and fortifications. In 1278, Greifswald was first mentioned in a document as a member of the Hanseatic League. However, as early as the 14th and then in the 15th century, Greifswald's harbour no longer met the requirements of shipping traffic, as it silted up. As a result, Greifswald fell behind the other Hanseatic towns. In 1456, Duke Wartislaw IX founded the university as the Pomeranian State University. The still existing university is the second oldest university in the Baltic region after Rostock. The Thirty Years' War brought horrible times. The imperial troops led by notorious Wallenstein entered Greifswald in 1627 and set up a regime of terror in which the population was plundered. To repel the Swedish troops, Wallenstein had the fortifications reinforced and used the population for forced labour. A plague epidemic decimated the population to such an extent that by the end of the war only half the houses were inhabited. In 1631, King Gustav Adolf II's troops captured Greifswald after a short battle. Pomerania was now swedish until the Congress of Vienna in 1815. - A predeccing church is known here since 1249. The erection of the Gothic St. Marienkirche of today started around 1260, the same time, when the two other churches in Greifswald were built. The merchants of Greifswald, namely the "Bergenfahrer" and the "Schonenfahrer" doing business with Scandinavia, used altars in the Marienkirche. During the Thirty Years' War, the church suffered severe damage, which was met with extensions during reconstruction. These included the construction of a new tower with a tent roof. The three-masted barque "Pauline"

With more than 200.000 inhabitants Rostock is the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Small Slavic settlements existed already in the 8th century. A settlement named Roztok was founded in the 11th century by Polabian Slavs. This town was burnt down by troops of the Danish king Valdemar I in 1161. Afterwards the place was settled by German traders. After 1226 Rostock became the seat of the Lordship of Rostock. In the 1250s the city became a member of the Hanseatic League. In the 14th century it was a powerful seaport town with 12,000 inhabitants and the largest city in Mecklenburg. Ships for cruising the Baltic Sea were constructed in Rostock. Until the last Hansa Convention in 1669, Rostock took a leading role in the Baltic Sea behind Lübeck. - Marienkirche is a large Brick Gothic church. Built in the 13th century, it was enlarged and modified at the end of the 14th century into the present basilica. The first reference to a church on this site is in 1232, which is thought to be the predecessor of the current building. The triple-nave cross-shaped basilica is in Brick Gothic, a building style typical of the Hanseatic port cities. The huge tower with a baroque lantern at the top was not completed until the end of the 18th century. In 1419, the University of Rostock was founded, the oldest university in the Baltic Sea area. It was ceremoniously opened in the Marienkirche. The parish priest of the church, Nikolaus Türkow, was personally involved in the founding of the university and the church remained closely associated with it for a long time. Even today, the "professors' pews" indicate that St. Mary's Church had the function of a university and council church until the turn of the century around 1900. A votiv ship

With more than 200.000 inhabitants Rostock is the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Small Slavic settlements existed already in the 8th century. A settlement named Roztok was founded in the 11th century by Polabian Slavs. This town was burnt down by troops of the Danish king Valdemar I in 1161. Afterwards the place was settled by German traders. After 1226 Rostock became the seat of the Lordship of Rostock. In the 1250s the city became a member of the Hanseatic League. In the 14th century it was a powerful seaport town with 12,000 inhabitants and the largest city in Mecklenburg. Ships for cruising the Baltic Sea were constructed in Rostock. Until the last Hansa Convention in 1669, Rostock took a leading role in the Baltic Sea behind Lübeck. In 1419, the University of Rostock was founded, the oldest university in the Baltic Sea area. - The Petrikirche is the oldest of the four former city churches in the Hanseatic city of Rostock. A three-aisled church was already built on this site before 1300. In the middle of the 14th century, the church was built on the site of the previous building as a three-nave basilica in the brick Gothic style typical of the Baltic region. Around 1500 it was given a tower about 127 m high, which was destroyed by lightning in 1543. In 1578 the tower was rebuilt as a polygonal spire after it had been, once again, damaged by storm. With its height of 117 m, it also served as an orientation marker from sea and land. In the following centuries the church decayed which led to a comprehensive renovation of the basilica in 1902. In 1942, 40 years after the renovation, the Petrikirche was badly hit during an air raid. The tower spire and large parts of the interior burnt. While the vault of the central nave and the southern aisle collapsed, the vault of the northern aisle remained intact. In the course of reconstruction, the tower was secured with an emergency roof. The nave was closed with a flat wooden ceiling and the arcades between the central and side naves were walled and whitewashed. A "votiv ship".

With more than 200.000 inhabitants Rostock is the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Small Slavic settlements existed already in the 8th century. A settlement named Roztok was founded in the 11th century by Polabian Slavs. This town was burnt down by troops of the Danish king Valdemar I in 1161. Afterwards the place was settled by German traders. After 1226 Rostock became the seat of the Lordship of Rostock. In the 1250s the city became a member of the Hanseatic League. In the 14th century it was a powerful seaport town with 12,000 inhabitants and the largest city in Mecklenburg. Ships for cruising the Baltic Sea were constructed in Rostock. Until the last Hansa Convention in 1669, Rostock took a leading role in the Baltic Sea behind Lübeck. In 1419, the University of Rostock was founded, the oldest university in the Baltic Sea area. - The Petrikirche is the oldest of the four former city churches in the Hanseatic city of Rostock. A three-aisled church was already built on this site before 1300. In the middle of the 14th century, the church was built on the site of the previous building as a three-nave basilica in the brick Gothic style typical of the Baltic region. Around 1500 it was given a tower about 127 m high, which was destroyed by lightning in 1543. In 1578 the tower was rebuilt as a polygonal spire after it had been, once again, damaged by storm. With its height of 117 m, it also served as an orientation marker from sea and land. In the following centuries the church decayed which led to a comprehensive renovation of the basilica in 1902. In 1942, 40 years after the renovation, the Petrikirche was badly hit during an air raid. The tower spire and large parts of the interior burnt down. While the vault of the central nave and the southern aisle collapsed, the vault of the northern aisle remained intact. In the course of reconstruction, the tower was secured with an emergency roof. The nave was closed with a flat wooden ceiling and the arcades between the central and side naves were walled and whitewashed. A "votiv ship". This model ship was built by seaman Peter Kraeft in 1769. It is an English type frigate - and 1,52 m long

With more than 200.000 inhabitants Rostock is the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Small Slavic settlements existed already in the 8th century. A settlement named Roztok was founded in the 11th century by Polabian Slavs. This town was burnt down by troops of the Danish king Valdemar I in 1161. Afterwards the place was settled by German traders. After 1226 Rostock became the seat of the Lordship of Rostock. In the 1250s the city became a member of the Hanseatic League. In the 14th century it was a powerful seaport town with 12,000 inhabitants and the largest city in Mecklenburg. Ships for cruising the Baltic Sea were constructed in Rostock. Until the last Hansa Convention in 1669, Rostock took a leading role in the Baltic Sea behind Lübeck. In 1419, the University of Rostock was founded, the oldest university in the Baltic Sea area. - The Petrikirche is the oldest of the four former city churches in the Hanseatic city of Rostock. A three-aisled church was already built on this site before 1300. In the middle of the 14th century, the church was built on the site of the previous building as a three-nave basilica in the brick Gothic style typical of the Baltic region. Around 1500 it was given a tower about 127 m high, which was destroyed by lightning in 1543. In 1578 the tower was rebuilt as a polygonal spire after it had been, once again, damaged by storm. With its height of 117 m, it also served as an orientation marker from sea and land. In the following centuries the church decayed which led to a comprehensive renovation of the basilica in 1902. In 1942, 40 years after the renovation, the Petrikirche was badly hit during an air raid. The tower spire and large parts of the interior burnt. While the vault of the central nave and the southern aisle collapsed, the vault of the northern aisle remained intact. In the course of reconstruction, the tower was secured with an emergency roof. The nave was closed with a flat wooden ceiling and the arcades between the central and side naves were walled and whitewashed. A "votiv ship".

With more than 200.000 inhabitants Rostock is the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Small Slawic settlements existed already in the 8th century. A settlement named Roztok was founded in the 11th century by Polabian Slavs. This town was burnt down by troops of the Danish king Valdemar I in 1161. Afterwards the place was settled by German traders. After 1226 Rostock became the seat of the Lordship of Rostock. In the 1250s the city became a member of the Hanseatic League. In the 14th century it was a powerful seaport town with 12,000 inhabitants and the largest city in Mecklenburg. Ships for cruising the Baltic Sea were constructed in Rostock. Until the last Hansa Convention in 1669, Rostock took a leading role in the Baltic Sea behind Lübeck. In 1419, the University of Rostock was founded, the oldest university in the Baltic Sea area. - The Petrikirche is the oldest of the four former city churches in the Hanseatic city of Rostock. A three-aisled church was already built on this site before 1300. In the middle of the 14th century, the church was built on the site of the previous building as a three-nave basilica in the brick Gothic style typical of the Baltic region. Around 1500 it was given a tower about 127 m high, which was destroyed by lightning in 1543. In 1578 the tower was rebuilt as a polygonal spire after it had been, once again, damaged by storm. With its height of 117 m, it also served as an orientation marker from sea and land. In the following centuries the church decayed which led to a comprehensive renovation of the basilica in 1902. In 1942, 40 years after the renovation, the Petrikirche was badly hit during an air raid. The tower spire and large parts of the interior burnt. While the vault of the central nave and the southern aisle collapsed, the vault of the northern aisle remained intact. In the course of reconstruction, the tower was secured with an emergency roof. The nave was closed with a flat wooden ceiling and the arcades between the central and side naves were walled and whitewashed. A "votiv ship".

Cannes was a fishing village up to the mid 19th century, when it was "found" by french and foreign aristocrats who built holidays homes here. In early 1870 the "Croisette" was built, still considered the "meeting place of the rich and beautiful". Since then Cannes has stretched itself all along the coast. More than three million tourists visit Cannes per year. There are about 130 hotels with some 8000 rooms, three casinos, restaurants, cafes, clubs, discos.... In medieval times, there were not only fishermen here, but as well monks, as Cannes belonged to the Abbaye de Lérins. Around 1530, Cannes detached from the monks who had controlled the city for hundreds of years and became independent. The monks had built a fortified monastery at the top of the hill of Suquet which dominates the bay from the 11th century on. The construction of the Gothic parish church, begun in 1521 on the funds of the Cannes residents, and was not completed until 1627. Cannes was a fishermen´s village so it is no surprise to find votive ships here.

Cannes was a fishing village up to the mid 19th century, when it was "found" by french and foreign aristocrats who built holidays homes here. In early 1870 the "Croisette" was built, still considered the "meeting place of the rich and beautiful". Since then Cannes has stretched itself all along the coast. More than three million tourists visit Cannes per year. There are about 130 hotels with some 8000 rooms, three casinos, restaurants, cafes, clubs, discos.... In medieval times, there were not only fishermen here, but as well monks, as Cannes belonged to the Abbaye de Lérins. Around 1530, Cannes detached from the monks who had controlled the city for hundreds of years and became independent. The monks had built a fortified monastery at the top of the hill of Suquet which dominates the bay from the 11th century on. The construction of the Gothic parish church, begun in 1521 on the funds of the Cannes residents, and was not completed until 1627. Cannes was a fishermen´s village so it is no surprise to find votive ships here.

Arnis, the smallest town in Germany both by population (300) and by area (0.45 km²) was founded in 1667 by shipping families from nearby Kappeln who wanted to avoid serfdom. In 1666 Detlef von Rumohr tried to press the families of Kappeln into serfdom. The families asked Duke Christian Albrecht for help. Christian Albrecht responded positively and offered the island of Arnis as the place for a new settlement. To support this project he even granted privileges to the families of Kappeln. Detlef von Rumohr put pressure on the emigrants. In the end only 30 houses were built in Arnis and the new settlement faced a crisis during the Scanian War. Christian Albrecht's son, Frederick IV., offered a 10 years tax exemption for new settlers and Arnis began to grow and became in the late 18th and during the 19th century a prosperous skippers place with up to 1000 inhabitants and almost 90 sailing ships. The "Schifferkirche" ("Skipper's Church") from 1673 is the oldest building in Arnis. Shipping was a dangerous trade without the technology that is available today. When the skippers had survived dangerous times at sea, some donated a votive ship.

Arnis, the smallest town in Germany both by population (300) and by area (0.45 km²) was founded in 1667 by shipping families from nearby Kappeln who wanted to avoid serfdom. In 1666 Detlef von Rumohr tried to press the families of Kappeln into serfdom. The families asked Duke Christian Albrecht for help. Christian Albrecht responded positively and offered the island of Arnis as the place for a new settlement. To support this project he even granted privileges to the families of Kappeln. Detlef von Rumohr put pressure on the emigrants. In the end only 30 houses were built in Arnis and the new settlement faced a crisis during the Scanian War. Christian Albrecht's son, Frederick IV., offered a 10 years tax exemption for new settlers and Arnis began to grow and became in the late 18th and during the 19th century a prosperous skippers place with up to 1000 inhabitants and almost 90 sailing ships. The "Schifferkirche" ("Skipper's Church") from 1673 is the oldest building in Arnis. Shipping was a dangerous trade without the technology that is available today. When the skippers had survived dangerous times at sea, some donated a votive ship.

Arnis, the smallest town in Germany both by population (300) and by area (0.45 km²) was founded in 1667 by shipping families from nearby Kappeln who wanted to avoid serfdom. In 1666 Detlef von Rumohr tried to press the families of Kappeln into serfdom. The families asked Duke Christian Albrecht for help. Christian Albrecht responded positively and offered the island of Arnis as the place for a new settlement. To support this project he even granted privileges to the families of Kappeln. Detlef von Rumohr put pressure on the emigrants. In the end only 30 houses were built in Arnis and the new settlement faced a crisis during the Scanian War. Christian Albrecht's son, Frederick IV., offered a 10 years tax exemption for new settlers and Arnis began to grow and became in the late 18th and during the 19th century a prosperous skippers place with up to 1000 inhabitants and almost 90 sailing ships. The "Schifferkirche" ("Skipper's Church") from 1673 is the oldest building in Arnis. Shipping was a dangerous trade without the technology that is available today. When the skippers had survived dangerous times at sea, some donated a votive ship.

Arnis, the smallest town in Germany both by population (300) and by area (0.45 km²) was founded in 1667 by shipping families from nearby Kappeln who wanted to avoid serfdom. In 1666 Detlef von Rumohr tried to press the families of Kappeln into serfdom. The families asked Duke Christian Albrecht for help. Christian Albrecht responded positively and offered the island of Arnis as the place for a new settlement. To support this project he even granted privileges to the families of Kappeln. Detlef von Rumohr put pressure on the emigrants. In the end only 30 houses were built in Arnis and the new settlement faced a crisis during the Scanian War. Christian Albrecht's son, Frederick IV., offered a 10 years tax exemption for new settlers and Arnis began to grow and became in the late 18th and during the 19th century a prosperous skippers place with up to 1000 inhabitants and almost 90 sailing ships. The "Schifferkirche" ("Skipper's Church") from 1673 is the oldest building in Arnis. Shipping was a dangerous trade without the technology that is available today. When the skippers had survived dangerous times at sea, some donated a votive ship.

Arnis, the smallest town in Germany both by population (300) and by area (0.45 km²) was founded in 1667 by shipping families from nearby Kappeln who wanted to avoid serfdom. In 1666 Detlef von Rumohr tried to press the families of Kappeln into serfdom. The families asked Duke Christian Albrecht for help. Christian Albrecht responded positively and offered the island of Arnis as the place for a new settlement. To support this project he even granted privileges to the families of Kappeln. Detlef von Rumohr put pressure on the emigrants. In the end only 30 houses were built in Arnis and the new settlement faced a crisis during the Scanian War. Christian Albrecht's son, Frederick IV., offered a 10 years tax exemption for new settlers and Arnis began to grow and became in the late 18th and during the 19th century a prosperous skippers place with up to 1000 inhabitants and almost 90 sailing ships. The "Schifferkirche" ("Skipper's Church") from 1673 is the oldest building in Arnis. Shipping was a dangerous trade without the technology that is available today. When the skippers had survived dangerous times at sea, some donated a votive ship.

The Welsh monk Saint Tugdual (of Tréguier) founded a monastery here in 535. Soon later Saint Tugdual was named "Bishop", though this may have been rather an "Abbot", as it took Tréguier to 848 to became a real bishopric. Soon after the Normans invaded the area, looted and ravaged the church and the town around, so that for decades there was no Bishop here. Around 970 the building of a new Romanesque cathedral started, of which only some pillars and the left tower still exist. Strange that this tower is named "Tour Hasting" after the leader of the Norman troops, who had destroyed the town a century ago. The cathedral may have been completed around 1100. Work on today's Gothic building began in 1339 and lasted until the middle of the 15th century. The southern transept tower with its pierced top was not completed until 1785. During the French Revolution, the diocese of Tréguier was dissolved. The cathedral was sacked by of revolutionaries and converted into a horse stable. In 1801 it returned to being a place of worship. The cathedral was restored and Prosper Mérimée took an active part in the cathedral's rebuilding process. As Saint Tugdual is one of the seven founding saints of Brittany, who all came from Britain, Tréguier is one stage of the "Tro Breizh" a pilgrimage, known since the 13th century, linking the towns of the seven saints. Here is even a votiv ship, floating in sea of other votivs.