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 530 metres southeast of Leuchtfeuer Ranzow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kap Arkona and Putgarten.

Kap Arkona

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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

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Putgarten is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality is managed 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.

Leuchtfeuer Ranzow

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Putgarten, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

54.68047° or 54° 40′ 50″ north

Longitude

13.43216° or 13° 25′ 56″ east

Open location code

9F6MMCJJ+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 288972379

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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