The Kurhaus of the Rauschen resort is located on a high shore, near the descent to the beach. This place was the center of resort life, where vacationers could eat, play billiards or cards, dance and just chat. Nowadays, the Kurhaus has been preserved as a building, but with significant alterations.
Rauschen was declared a resort on the Baltic Sea back in 1820, but there were almost no trees on the high sand dune on the seashore in the 19th century, so the construction of hotels or other buildings near the sea was very difficult. The city authorities adopted a program of landscaping, as well as strengthening the soil near the sea, and by the end of the 19th century, construction began near the shore.
However, the weak sand cover did not allow the construction of heavy stone buildings on the very edge of the dune, and in 1901, local businessman Adolf Kampf built a complex of buildings near the descent to the sea, which was called the Kurhaus (Kurzal) of the Rauschen resort. It was a light wooden veranda with large windows and two towers. Tables were set up in front of the Kurhaus, where a lot of people always gathered in the evenings in the summer. An orchestra was playing there, and people danced into the night.
Next to the veranda, Adolf Kampf built three wooden hotel buildings where vacationers could stay in the summer. They have survived to the present day. The Kurhaus even hosted Lutheran services until a church was built in Rauschen. This church has also survived to the present day and is now called the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
In 2002, the Kurhaus was renovated and actually became one of the restaurants in the city. The new owners even planned to demolish it, but the city authorities forbade it. Now the new owners of the Kurhaus are planning to restore it to its original appearance.