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Rügen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːɡn̩] ⓘ; Rani: Rȯjana, Rāna; [2] Latin: Rugia, Ruegen) is Germany's largest island. [3] It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
Hiddensee (German pronunciation: [ˈhɪdn̩zeː] ⓘ) is a car-free island in the Baltic Sea, [2] located west of Germany's largest island, Rügen, on the German coast. The island has about 1,000 inhabitants. It was a holiday destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic (GDR) times, and continues to attract tourists today.
It consists of several peninsulas, islands and lagoon shore areas in the Baltic Sea, belonging to the district of Vorpommern-Rügen. The national park includes: the Darß peninsula; the western coast of the island of Rügen; the island of Hiddensee; the island of Ummanz; several tiny islets between the above places
With the rise of the island's coastal resorts, tourism at Cape Arkona grew. Many travelers came by excursion boats that moored at the pier at the foot of the steps. The landing stage was, however, completely destroyed by the storm flood of 1953. The new Königstreppe steps were completed in 1995 at the same historic spot, taking a year to build.
Dänholm island with the bridge connecting the city of Stralsund and the island of Rügen. Dänholm (literally Danes' Isle) is a small island on the German coast of the Baltic Sea. [1] It is situated in the Strelasund just east of Stralsund. Both bridges linking Rügen with the mainland, Rügendamm and Rügenbrücke, run across it.
Ruden Island from the southeast. Ruden is a small island in the Baltic Sea, between Rügen and Usedom off the German coast. Ruden belongs to the municipality of Kröslin, in the German state (Bundesland) of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The Stralsund government region is divided into four counties, three of which take their name from the towns in which the district councils are located. The fourth, however, takes its name after the island of Rügen, of which it is composed alone. New Hither Pomerania has three districts: Franzburg , Greifswald , Grimmen . Rügen forms the ...
The Coast of the Island of Rügen in Evening Light [1] (Danish: Et søstykke. Kysterne af Rügen set i aftenrøden efter en stormfuld dag , literally "A Seascape: The coast of Rügen seen in evening light after a stormy day") is an 1818 oil-on-canvas marine painting by J.C. Dahl , measuring 37 cm by 58.5 cm and now in the National Gallery of ...