Until January 2006, the municipality was called Dreikaiserbäder, literally meaning Three Imperial Spas, a reference to several vacation visits of the German emperor Wilhelm II until 1918.

The continuous Baltic Sea beach of Usedom Island has an overall length of exactly 40 km (25 mi) and an average width of 40 m (130 ft).

Heringsdorf is located on the Baltic Sea coast of the island of Usedom, about 10 km as the crow flies northwest of Świnoujście.

They feature clean beaches and numerous scenic houses and mansions in the distinct style of Bäderarchitektur (resort architecture).

Heringsdorf is partnered with other towns and municipalities, namely Beckum in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Folgaria in Italy, La Celle-Saint-Cloud in France; as well as Grodków, Tolkmicko and the neighbouring Świnoujście in Poland.