Ahlbeck Pier, Pier in Heringsdorf, Germany

Ahlbeck Pier is a 280-metre wooden pier on Usedom, Germany's oldest. From the beach it leads to a platform above the sand holding a restaurant, then a 170-metre jetty extends into the Baltic Sea where excursion boats dock. Since 1970–1973 steel girders have replaced the original wooden supports.

Engineers built the structure in 1898 as a wooden platform reaching into the sea. Between 1970 and 1973, workers replaced the original wooden supports with steel girders to strengthen the framework against weather and waves.

The pier has served as a filming location several times: in 1968 for Die Russen kommen, in 1991 for Loriot's Pappa ante portas, when it was painted white for the shoot, and in 1999 for the television film Jahrestage. A video for Albania's Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry was also recorded here.

Visitors can walk the length of the structure throughout the year, though wind and waves sometimes spray mist onto the wooden deck. Parking and transport stops sit close to the beach entrance, making it easy to find your way onto the walkway.

This structure ranks as the oldest surviving pier in Germany and retains key elements of its late 19th-century appearance. Despite the steel framework, white railings and the pavilion at the end still recall the era of imperial seaside resorts.