Hengst

Hengst is an archaeological site in Sassnitz, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Hengst is situated nearby to the archaeological site Großsteingrab Sassnitz-Waldhalle 1, as well as near Großsteingrab Sassnitz-Waldhalle 2.

Photo: Kvelldulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uskam and Sassnitz Wildlife Park.

Uskam

Stone

Photo: J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Uskam is a stone, which is situated 1 km southwest of Hengst.

Sassnitz Wildlife Park is a wildlife park in the borough of Sassnitz on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. The park is open year-round and covers an area of 2.5 hectares on the edge of the town of Sassnitz. Sassnitz Wildlife Park is situated 1¼ km southwest of Hengst.

Rathaus Sassnitz

Town hall

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Rathaus Sassnitz is a town hall, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Hengst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jasmund National Park and Lohme.

Jasmund National Park

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Lohme

Village

Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lohme is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Lohme is situated 7 km northwest of Hengst.

Sagard

Photo: Code, CC BY 4.0.

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.

Hengst

Type: Archaeological site
Inscription: “Der Hengst ist eine Wallburg auf der Halbinsel Jasmund in der Stubnitz im Nordosten der Insel Rügen.”
Categories: hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sassnitz, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

54.52679° or 54° 31′ 36″ north

Longitude

13.67185° or 13° 40′ 19″ east

Open location code

9F6MGMGC+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13889368445

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q55447889

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German: “Hengst”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Großsteingrab Sassnitz-Waldhalle 1 and Großsteingrab Sassnitz-Waldhalle 2.

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