Rügen's Unmissable Highlights
Rügen features a diverse landscape dominated by the white chalk cliffs of Jasmund National Park and the ancient beech forests of the Stubnitz. Historical landmarks range from the massive Prora complex, a 4.5-kilometer-long Nazi-era resort, to the Slavic ramparts of Jaromarsburg at Cape Arkona. The island also showcases 19th-century architecture at Granitz Hunting Lodge and the iconic Sellin Pier. Natural viewpoints like the Königsstuhl and Victoria-Sicht provide expansive vistas of the Baltic Sea and the island's jagged coastline.
A Naturerbe Zentrum RÜGEN
This nature center features a 1,250-meter treetop path and the 'Eagle's Nest,' a 40-meter-high observation tower built around a preserved beech tree.
B Königsstuhl
Königsstuhl is the best-known chalk cliff on the Stubbenkammer in Jasmund National Park on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen.
Ostseebad Binz station
Ostseebad Binz is a terminus railway station in the town of Binz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
D Granitz Hunting Lodge
Granitz Hunting Lodge is located on the German island of Rügen in the vicinity of the seaside resort of Binz.
E Oldtimer Museum Rügen
The Oldtimer Museum Rügen is a German railway museum based on the Baltic Sea island resort of Rügen in the state of Mecklenburg-Western…
F Jasmund National Park
The Jasmund National Park is a nature reserve on the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
G Prora
The Colossus of Prora, commonly known as simply "Prora", is a building complex in the municipality of Binz on the island of Rügen, Germany.
H Haus-Kopf-Über
An architectural curiosity in Putbus where a fully furnished house is built upside down on its roof, featuring inverted interior rooms and furniture.
I Invasion of Rügen
The invasion of Rügen of 22 to 24 September 1678 was a military operation in the Swedish-Brandenburg War, or Scanian War, that ended with…
J Jaromarsburg
The Jaromarsburg was a cult site for the Slavic tribe of Rani dedicated to the god Svantovit and used from the 9th to the 12th century.
K U-Boot H.M.S. Otus
A decommissioned British Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine, launched in 1962 and now docked in Sassnitz as a museum ship.
L Victoria-Sicht
A coastal lookout point near the Königsstuhl cliff, named in honor of Princess Victoria of Prussia's 1865 visit.
Herthabuche
A significant ancient beech tree located within Jasmund National Park near the Herthasee and historic Slavic fortifications.
N Prora - South Block
The Colossus of Prora, commonly known as simply "Prora", is a building complex in the municipality of Binz on the island of Rügen, Germany.
O Prora - North Block 3
A section of the 4.5-kilometer-long Nazi-era holiday complex that remains in a ruinous state, illustrating the original scale of the construction.
P Lotsenturm
A former pilot watchtower on the Mönchgut peninsula, now serving as an observation tower with views over the Greifswalder Bodden.
Q Marinepeilturm
Built in 1927 as a naval radio bearing tower, this structure at Cape Arkona now houses an art gallery and an observation deck.
R Schinkelturm
A 22.5-meter-tall brick lighthouse at Cape Arkona designed by the prominent architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1826.
S Cape Arkona Lighthouses
The Cape Arkona Lighthouse comprises two lighthouses and a radio navigation tower on the German Baltic Sea coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,…
T Seebrücke Ostseebad Sellin
A 394-meter-long pier featuring a reconstructed 1906-style building that houses a restaurant and event space over the Baltic Sea.
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