Rusewase

Rusewase is a hamlet in Sassnitz, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Rusewase is situated nearby to the hamlet Promoisel, as well as near Dargast.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piekberg and HMS Otus.

Piekberg

Peak

At 160.9 m above sea level, the Piekberg is the highest point on the island of Rügen and in the region of West Pomerania. It is also the fifth highest point in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

HMS Otus

Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0.

HMS Otus was a Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine launched in 1962. She was decommissioned in the early 1990s and is now a museum ship in Germany. HMS Otus is situated 3½ km southeast of Rusewase.

Rathaus Sassnitz

Town hall

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Rathaus Sassnitz is a town hall, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Rusewase.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jasmund National Park and Sagard.

Jasmund National Park

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The Jasmund National Park is a nature reserve on the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is famous for containing the largest Rügen chalk cliffs in Germany, the highest of which is Königsstuhl, rising to 118 m above the Baltic Sea.

Sagard

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Sagard is a town of 2,500 people on Rügen. It's a place on your journey rather than a destination, or a base for exploring other parts of the island. It's old town is being regenerated, and its centre has cobblestone streets with a mix of renovated and new businesses and houses, and those in need of a little attention.