Wührens
Wührens is a German island in the Baltic Sea, near the much larger island of Rügen. Its maximum extent measures 230 by 80 metres and it has an area of 1.73 hectares, rising just about sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Insel Wuehrens” and “Insel Wührens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Urkevitz and Liebes.
Urkevitz
Islet
Urkevitz is an uninhabited German island in the Baltic Sea. It lies in between the islands of Rügen and Ummanz and is less than 100 metres from the latter.
Liebes
Islet
Liebes is a small, uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea, in the lagoon of Varbelvitzer Bodden between the islands of Rügen and Ummanz. It is a good 1,000 metres long, up to 200 metres wide and its highest point lies just 1.5 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gingst and Schaprode.
Gingst
Village
Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gingst is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Gingst is situated 3 km east of Wührens.
Schaprode
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schaprode is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Trent
Village
Photo: Lapplaender, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Trent is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Trent is situated 7 km northeast of Wührens.
Wührens
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Ummanz, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.46442° or 54° 27′ 52″ northLongitude
13.21064° or 13° 12′ 38″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F6MF676+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 285890853OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11398243Wikidata ID
Q969064
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Wührens” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Urkevitz and Volsvitz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Freiwillige Feuerwehr Ummanz and Ummanz-Information.
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