Neglected vacation paradise: Fehmarn's grief for the former relaxation

Neglected vacation paradise: Fehmarn's grief for the former relaxation

In the former vacation paradise in Meschendorf, on the Baltic Sea, nothing has changed since 2019. The site of the former holiday complex of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district is increasingly disintegrating to a considerable eyesore. According to Kreiszeitung , the area was due to financial bottlenecks and a high investment deformation from over 650,000 euros. Individual buildings are weathered and decorated with graffiti, while the once flowering holiday life has been forgotten. An earlier plan of the Jufa hotel chain to build a new family hotel there failed due to a citizens' decision in 2022, which left the future of the site uncertain.

Since the negative decision, the area has not lived entirely without activities. Jufa Hotels continues to try to redesign the area and has set up a weekly security program. After a fire in July 2023, caused by a technical defect, some buildings have been badly damaged. Nevertheless, the hotel chain remains optimistic and plans to think again, taking into account the past, how the Osthessen | News reported. The Jufa has explained that you are working on a sustainable concept with the city of Fehmarn and the responsible authorities to continue to realize the idea of ​​a holiday hotel.

future plans in the uncertain

Nevertheless, the residents and visitors have to live with the overgrown state for the time being. The district administrator, Torsten Warnecke, is concerned about the progressive decay and speaks of a 'heavenly screaming shame'. Despite the setbacks at the hotel project, Jufa continues to plan to temporarily use the empty real estate as refugee accommodation. One goal remains to revive the site, but without the consent of the citizens of Fehmarn, nothing will change for the time being.