Jaromarsburg

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 at , and was protected on two sides by the cliffed coast and from the land side by a Slavic burgwall.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient cult location
  • Also known as: “Arkona”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peilturm Kap Arkona and Cape Arkona Lighthouse.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Jaromarsburg.

Lighthouse
Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 420 metres northwest of Jaromarsburg.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Code, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 440 metres northwest of Jaromarsburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kap Arkona and Vitt.

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Arkona, also spelled Arcona, is a 45-metre high cape on the island of in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It forms the tip of the peninsula, just a few kilometres north of the .

Village
Photo: Lapplaender, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The fishing village of lies on the German Baltic Sea island of , more precisely on the peninsula near . The village is part of the municipality of .

Village
Photo: Lapplaender, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a municipality in the district, in , . The municipality is administered by the Amt of with its seat in .

Jaromarsburg

Latitude
54.67657° or 54° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
13.43678° or 13° 26′ 12″ east
Open location code
9F6MMCGP+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31172718
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q460230
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Satellite Map

Discover Jaromarsburg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Ukrainian—“Jaromarsburg” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Arkona”
  • Danish: “Jaromarsburg”
  • Dutch: “Jaromarsburg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد يارومارسبرج”
  • German: “Burg Arkona”
  • German: “Jaromarsburg”
  • Indonesian: “Jaromarsburg”
  • Kazakh: “Аркона”
  • Russian: “Аркона”
  • Serbian: “Аркона (Јаромарзбург)”
  • Serbian: “Аркона”
  • Swedish: “Arkona”
  • Ukrainian: “Аркона”
  • Ukrainian: “Яромарсбург”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum Jaromarsburg and Fotopoint.

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