Insel Alt Rügen

Insel Alt Rügen is a peninsula in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Insel Alt Rügen is situated nearby to the hamlet Stedar, as well as near Buschvitz.

Type: Peninsula
Description: island in Germany
Also known as: “Alt Rügen” and “Insel Alt Rugen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower and St. Bonifatius.

Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Gerhard Giebener, CC BY 2.0.

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 Rügen. It is listed as a historic structure by the county of Rügen.

St. Bonifatius

Church

Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.

The Church of St. Bonifatius in Bergen auf Rügen is the seat of the only Roman Catholic parish on the German island of Rügen. Other churches in the parish are the Chapel of Stella Maris in Binz, the Church of the Sacred Heart, in Garz/Rügen and Stella Maris in Sellin.

Burgberg und Wall Thiessow

Archaeological site

Photo: Kvelldulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burgberg und Wall Thiessow is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bergen auf Rügen and Augustenhof.

Bergen auf Rügen

Photo: THFR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bergen is the largest town on and the administrative centre of Rügen. Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, its historical centre has been renovated and decorated.