According to a legend Bad Doberan owes its foundation to a swan. In the 12th century ...

... Mecklenburg's prince Heinrich Borwin I. frightened a swan while hunting a deer, the bird's call sounded to him like "dobr, dobr", in Slavic it means "good, good". That is why the monastery was named Doberan, "good place", deer and swan are still the city arms. In the background you can see the former monastery church from the late 13th century, the Doberan Minster. When i stood in front of it, i was amazed and speechless by the size of this cathedral......Astonishment is also an art. It takes something to understand greatness as greatness-Theodor Fontane-