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FKK in Germany: Munich's ordinance zones and the Sylt beach sections

By WikiLocation editorial · Facts checked 15 September 2026

What the authorities say

Germany regulates nude bathing locally. Munich's Badekleidungsverordnung of 24 April 2014 (amended 7 January 2020) requires swimwear in public in the city and then exempts six named Nacktbadebereiche, including the Schönfeldwiese in the Englischer Garten. On Sylt, the island's tourism service publishes which numbered beach sections are textile, mixed or FKK, and which are supervised.

Landeshauptstadt München, Badekleidungsverordnung (Stadtrecht 361) · Landeshauptstadt München, FKK - Nacktbaden in München · Sylt Marketing (sylt.de), Textil- und FKK-Strand an der Buhne 16 in Kampen

A city ordinance and an island beach plan: two of the clearest official documents in this guide, both in German, both quoted from the primary page.

Entries

  1. Schönfeldwiese, Englischer Garten

    Munich · Designated by an authority

    Legal status: One of six Nacktbadebereiche exempted in section 2(2) of Munich's Badekleidungsverordnung; the city's FKK page describes the area as the oval of the former riding ring behind the Haus der Kunst, bounded by the riding path.

    WhereSouthern Englischer Garten, Munich, behind the Haus der Kunst, on the Schönfeldwiese meadow.
    AccessCity park; on foot or by bicycle. The city publishes a PDF map of each zone's boundary.
    FacilitiesNot stated by the source.
    Season and hoursNot stated by the source.
    Rules on the pageOutside the six zones, swimwear covering the primary genitals is required in public in Munich; children under six and enclosed saunas are exempt.
    Source Landeshauptstadt München, Badekleidungsverordnung, section 2 ; Landeshauptstadt München, FKK - Nacktbaden in München (zone maps)
    Last verified15 September 2026
  2. Isar riverbank zones: Maria Einsiedel, Brudermühlbrücke, Isarinsel Oberföhring, Flaucher, Schwabinger Bucht

    Munich · Designated by an authority

    Legal status: Listed in section 2(2) of the ordinance with their exact boundaries (for example Maria Einsiedel: the western Isar flood bed from about 200 m south of the Marienklause to the south end of the Hinterbrühler See); the city's FKK page publishes a boundary map PDF for each.

    WhereAlong the Isar through Munich; the Feldmochinger See zone lies in the district outside the city limits, per the city page.
    AccessRiver banks inside the city; on foot or by bicycle.
    FacilitiesNot stated by the source.
    Season and hoursNot stated by the source.
    Rules on the pageZone boundaries are exact; outside them the swimwear rule applies.
    Source Landeshauptstadt München, Badekleidungsverordnung, section 2
    Last verified15 September 2026
  3. Buhne 16, Kampen (sections B, C and D)

    Kampen, Sylt · Designated by an authority

    Legal status: Sylt.de: beach sections B, C and D in the green "Buhne 16" area are mixed textile and FKK zones and belong to the northern supervised beach section of Kampen.

    WhereWest coast of Sylt at Kampen, reached by beach crossings 25 and 26 (the "Buhne 16" crossing).
    AccessA valid guest card (Gästekarte) must be shown to access the beach; day visitors buy a day pass from the card checkers. Paid parking on Lister Strasse; bicycle parking on the old island railway cycle path.
    FacilitiesWC facilities; supervised (bewacht) beach section; the Buhne 16 beach restaurant.
    Season and hoursKurtaxe is charged per night in both low season (1 November to 30 April) and high season (1 May to 31 October).
    Rules on the pageNot stated by the source.
    Source Sylt Marketing (sylt.de), Textil- und FKK-Strand an der Buhne 16 in Kampen
    Last verified15 September 2026

What is not on this page

Beaches that appear on commercial lists for Germany but have no official page stating a clothing rule. Adding one would mean inventing a status, and a wrong "legal" here is a harm, not a typo. If you know an official page for a beach that belongs here, the editorial policy says how to send it.

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