Cape Arkona Lighthouse
Cape Arkona Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Putgarten, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Cape Arkona Lighthouse is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Schinkel Tower, as well as near Künstlersozialkasse.Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: active lighthouse built 1902
- Also known as: “Leuchtfeuer Arkona” and “Leuchtturm Kap Arkona”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schinkel Tower and Jaromarsburg.
Jaromarsburg
Archaeological site
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. It was located on the northeastern tip of the Baltic Sea island of Rügen at Cape Arkona, and was protected on two sides by the cliffed coast and from the land side by a Slavic burgwall. Jaromarsburg is situated 420 metres southeast of Cape Arkona Lighthouse.
Peilturm Kap Arkona
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peilturm Kap Arkona is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 300 metres southeast of Cape Arkona Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kap Arkona and Putgarten.
Kap Arkona
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Arkona, also spelled Arcona, is a 45-metre high cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It forms the tip of the Wittow peninsula, just a few kilometres north of the Jasmund National Park.
Putgarten
Village
Photo: Lapplaender, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Putgarten is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality is administered by the Amt of Nord-Rügen with its seat in Sagard.
Vitt
Village
Photo: Lapplaender, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The fishing village of Vitt lies on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen, more precisely on the Wittow peninsula near Cape Arkona. The village is part of the municipality of Putgarten.
Cape Arkona Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Putgarten, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.67954° or 54° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
13.43265° or 13° 25′ 58″ eastInception
1902Height
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
9F6MMCHM+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 148315127OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q830182
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“Cape Arkona Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Kap Arkona Fyr”
- French: “phare du cap Arkona”
- French: “Phare du cap Arkona”
- German: “Leuchtturm Kap Arkona”
- Spanish: “Faro del Cabo Arkona”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Südperd and Künstlersozialkasse.
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