Baltic Sea coast
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Baltic Sea coast
The coastline where the land meets the Baltic Sea. It includes the beaches, cliffs, and shore areas along this sea.
Wir verbringen unseren Sommerurlaub jedes Jahr an der deutschen Ostseeküste.
We spend our summer vacation on the German Baltic Sea coast every year.
The word is a simple compound made up of 'die Ostsee' (the Baltic Sea) and 'die Küste' (the coast). So it directly refers to the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Die Ostseeküste ist für ihre langen Sandstrände bekannt.
The Baltic Sea coast is known for its long sandy beaches.
The preposition 'an' is used differently here. Movement toward a destination requires the accusative ('an die Ostseeküste fahren' — to travel/go to the Baltic Sea coast), while a fixed location requires the dative ('an der Ostseeküste sein' — to be on the Baltic Sea coast).
Wir fahren im Sommer an die Ostseeküste.
We are going to the Baltic Sea coast in the summer.
Common activities associated with the Baltic Sea coast are 'Urlaub machen' (to go on vacation), 'spazieren gehen' (to go for a walk), 'Rad fahren' (to ride a bike), or 'im Strandkorb sitzen' (to sit in a beach chair).
An der Ostseeküste kann man wunderbar Rad fahren.
You can go cycling wonderfully along the Baltic Sea coast.
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'der Strand' and 'die Ostseeküste' are both connected with water and vacations, but they do not mean the same thing. A 'Strand' is a specific flat area directly by the water, often with sand or pebbles. The 'Ostseeküste' is an entire coastal region on the Baltic Sea. It can include many beaches, but also harbors, towns, cliffs, and other shore areas. Learners may confuse the words because people often go to the beach on the Baltic Sea coast. If you mean the specific place for lying down, swimming, or walking, 'Strand' fits. If you mean the whole area along the Baltic Sea, 'Ostseeküste' fits.
Im Sommer fahren wir an die Ostseeküste und besuchen mehrere kleine Orte.
In the summer, we go to the Baltic Sea coast and visit several small towns.
Wegen des Wetters ist er nur kurz an den Strand gegangen.
Because of the weather, he only went to the beach briefly.