FILE PHOTO: People sunbathe in their beach chairs on a beach in Travemuende by the Baltic Sea, Germany, on June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The public should not be forced to pay to walk on Germany's beaches or swim in the sea, a federal court ruled, calling into question private beaches along the North and Baltic Sea coasts.
The coastal town of Wangerland, 170 km (100 miles) west of Hamburg, was sued by two residents of neighbouring towns who demanded it provide free access to its two North Sea beaches.
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