Coastal viewpoints and lighthouses in Rugen

Explore Rügen’s maritime history and coastal geography through its collection of elevated landmarks. This selection features the historic brick lighthouses of Cape Arkona, including the Schinkelturm designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and the unique thin-shell concrete architecture of the Müther-Turm in Binz. From the chalk cliffs of Jasmund National Park at Victoria-Sicht to the pilot tower in Thiessow, these structures provide vantage points over the Baltic Sea, the Greifswalder Bodden, and the island's diverse shoreline.

Coastal Viewpoints and Lighthouses — Map

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Victoria-Sicht

Named after Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, this lookout point in Jasmund National Park provides views of the Königsstuhl chalk cliffs and the Baltic Sea from a platform 117 meters above sea level.

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Marinepeilturm

This former radio bearing tower at Cape Arkona was built in 1927 by the Reichsmarine. Today, it serves as an observation tower and art gallery, offering views of the surrounding coast and the two neighboring lighthouses.

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Cape Arkona Lighthouses

The Cape Arkona Lighthouse comprises two lighthouses and a radio navigation tower on the German Baltic Sea coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,…

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Schinkelturm

Completed in 1827 based on designs by architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, this square brick structure is the second oldest lighthouse on the German Baltic coast. It now houses a museum and a registry office.

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Kollicker Ort

Located on the chalk cliffs of the Jasmund peninsula, this small, active lighthouse serves as a navigational aid for shipping traffic near the port of Sassnitz.

Olaf Meister / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Lotsenturm

A reconstructed pilot watchtower on the Mönchgut peninsula. Standing on the Kleiner Zicker, it offers panoramic views over the Greifswalder Bodden and the surrounding nature reserve.

Botaurus / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Having

The Having is an inlet in the northeast of the Rügischer Bodden, the northern half of the Bay of Greifswald, which cuts deeply into the…

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Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower

The Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower stands on the top of the Rugard, the highest point of the central region of the German Baltic Sea island of…

Dieann / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Müther-Turm

A former lifeguard station in Binz designed by engineer Ulrich Müther in 1968. This futuristic structure is a prime example of GDR shell construction and is currently used as a branch of the local registry office.

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