Villa Frigga

Villa Frigga

Ostseebad Binz
Strandpromenade 19

Former house names: The house name “Villa Frigga” has been retained from the opening until today.

Architecture: In the book “Pommersche Bäderarchitektur” by Wolfgang Schneider & Torsten Seegert, the house is described as follows: Located opposite the former ladies’ bath, this massive plaster building embodied the typical style of Binz’s turn-of-the-century seaside resort architecture. The building front has a biaxial structure with open loggias of different designs: the ground floor loggias – like the attic loggias – have simple angular loggia openings. On the upper floor, the seaside openings have round arch elements. … Towards the garden, the building is designed as an elongated complex with twelve axes. … Over time, the building has undergone numerous changes, but – in contrast to the neighboring building (postscript: Villa Freia) – these have only slightly altered its basic character: the loggias at the front of the house have been completely glazed both on the lake side and towards the neighboring buildings, without giving up the axial division. Only the already mentioned exits on the top floor and the crowning finishes have given way to a simpler design. …

Built: Around 1906

History/Owners until 1945: In the 1909 Binz guide, the villa was described as follows: Villa Frigga. Owned by Carl Toepke (teacher in Binz). Elegant house in the immediate vicinity of the landing stage, directly on the beach promenade, vis-à-vis the ladies’ bathing area. (27 rooms, 3 kitchens)

The owners probably changed in the following years, because in 1925 the Schmidt sisters were named as the owners. As a special feature, they also offered radio in the house. In the 1930s, the Villa Frigga was also run as a lodging house. In 1935, it was advertised as a house servant at the railway and landing stage. Cars can be parked in the courtyard.

GDR period: During the GDR period, Villa Frigga was used as a residential building, among other things.

After 1990: After 1990, the building was extensively renovated. Shops were created in the basement, in addition to holiday apartments and studios.

Current use: holiday apartments and studios, as well as a row of shops.

Worth knowing/anecdotes: Frigga, a female given name of Scandinavian origin, was a “Frigg” a Nordic goddess and in Norse mythology the wife of Odin.

Photos: Collection Binzer Bay Tourism, Lutz Grünke, Binzer Bay Tourism / Christian Thiele

Text: Binzer Bay Tourism