U-461
U-461 is a museum in Peenemünde, Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. U-461 is situated nearby to the marina Peenemünde Haupthafen, as well as near MRV Peenemünde.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: former Soviet submarine now moored in Peenemünde used as a museum, Germany
- Also known as: “Maritim Museum Peenemünde”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde and Memorial chapel.
Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde
Museum
Photo: Pentius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum, former "Peenemünde Information Centre for History and Technology", is a museum, founded in 1991, in the observation bunker and site of the former power station in Peenemünde on the island of Usedom in eastern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde is situated 430 metres north of U-461.
Memorial chapel
Church
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Memorial chapel is a church, which is situated 630 metres northeast of U-461.
Sauerstoffwerk Peenemünde
Ruins
Photo: Darkone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sauerstoffwerk Peenemünde is a ruins, which is situated 620 metres east of U-461.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kröslin and Freest.
Kröslin
Village
Photo: Chron-Paul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kröslin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It consists of the villages and the islands…
Freest
Village
Photo: Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freest is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of U-461.
Karlshagen
Village
Photo: Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karlshagen is a Baltic Sea resort in Western Pomerania in the north of the island Usedom, in north-eastern Germany. Karlshagen has 3,400 inhabitants and lies between Zinnowitz and Peenemünde. Karlshagen is situated 4½ km southeast of U-461.
U-461
- Categories: U-boat, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Peenemünde, Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.13477° or 54° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
13.76657° or 13° 45′ 60″ eastInception
1962Open location code
9F6M4QM8+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 95620645OpenStreetMap feature
building=shipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q60490013
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“U-461” goes by many names.
- Czech: “U-461”
- Danish: “U-461”
- French: “U-461”
- German: “K-24”
- German: “Maritim Museum Peenemünde”
- German: “Museumsschiff U-461”
- German: “U-461”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peenemünde Haupthafen and MRV Peenemünde.
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