Rügen (district)
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Rügen was a Kreis in the northeastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The district of Rügen was created in 1806 by the Swedish administration of Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts...

. At first it was named Amt Bergen, in 1810 it was renamed to Kreis Bergen. On 4 September 2011, Rügen was merged to Vorpommern-Rügen
Vorpommern-Rügen
Vorpommern-Rügen is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the Baltic Sea and the districts Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Rostock...

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The district was bordered entirely by the Baltic Sea. The nearest districts were Nordvorpommern
Nordvorpommern
Nordvorpommern was a Kreis in the northern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district was created in 1994 by merging the three previous districts Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. On 4 September 2011, it was merged to Vorpommern-Rügen.It was situated at the coast of the Baltic...

 and the district-free city Stralsund
Stralsund
- Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360...

. The district covered the islands Rügen
Rügen
Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea...

 and Hiddensee
Hiddensee
Hiddensee is a carfree island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Rügen on the German coast.The island, located 54°33' north longitude 13°07' east, has about 1,300 inhabitants. It was a popular vacation destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic times and continues to...

, and several small islands like Ummanz
Ummanz
Ummanz is a small island situated off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany.Its area is 20 km². Together with the neighboring islands Rügen and Hiddensee it is administrated as the district Rügen....

 and Vilm
Vilm
The Baltic Sea island of Vilm lies in the bay south of the much larger island of Rügen, it is one of Germany's most remote and tranquil spots. Covering less than 1 km², Vilm is the remnant of a moraine left as the glaciers retreated about 6000 years ago. Since its formation the shape of the...

. It was thus the only district of Germany which consists solely of islands.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms derives from the coat of arms of the Principality of Rügen of the 13th century, with the only addition of a crown. The coat of arms were granted on January 18, 1993.

Towns and municipalities

The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
Amt-free towns Amt-free municipalities
  1. Putbus
    Putbus
    Putbus is a small town on the southeastern part of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Germany. The town has 4,741 inhabitants and is a significant tourist destination with numerous seaside resorts....

  2. Sassnitz
    Sassnitz
    Sassnitz is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population as of 2007 was 10,747....

  • Binz
    Binz
    Binz is the largest seaside resort on the German island of Rügen. It is situated between the Prorer Wiek and the Schmachter See in the south-east of the island. To the north of Binz stretches the Schmale Heide , a tongue of land which joins the Muttland region of Rügen to the Jasmund peninsula...

  • Ämter
    • 1. Bergen auf Rügen
      Bergen auf Rügen (Amt)
      Bergen auf Rügen is an Amt in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Bergen auf Rügen.The Amt Bergen auf Rügen consists of the following municipalities:#Bergen auf Rügen#Buschvitz...

  • Bergen auf Rügen
    Bergen auf Rügen
    Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 1 January 2005, Bergen has moreover been the administrative seat of the Amt of Bergen auf Rügen, which with a population of over 23,000 is...

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  • Buschvitz
    Buschvitz
    Buschvitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Garz/Rügen2
  • Gustow
    Gustow
    Gustow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Lietzow
    Lietzow
    Lietzow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Parchtitz
    Parchtitz
    Parchtitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Patzig
    Patzig
    Patzig is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Poseritz
    Poseritz
    Poseritz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Ralswiek
    Ralswiek
    Ralswiek is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Rappin
    Rappin
    Rappin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Sehlen
    Sehlen
    Sehlen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

    • 2. Mönchgut-Granitz
      Mönchgut-Granitz
      Mönchgut-Granitz is an Amt in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Baabe.The Amt Mönchgut-Granitz consists of the following municipalities:#Baabe#Gager#Göhren#Lancken-Granitz...

  • Baabe
    Baabe
    Baabe is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

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  • Gager
    Gager
    Gager is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Besides Gager, the municipality also includes the villages Groß Zicker and Groß Zicker Ausbau.-External links:*...

  • Göhren
    Göhren, Rügen
    Göhren is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:...

  • Lancken-Granitz
    Lancken-Granitz
    Lancken-Granitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Near the villages of Lancken and Burtevitz are several megalith tombs from the Neolithic....

  • Middelhagen
    Middelhagen
    Middelhagen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Sellin
    Sellin
    Sellin is a municipality on the Isle of Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Thiessow
    Thiessow
    Thiessow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Besides Thiessow, the municipality includes the village Klein Zicker.-External links:**...

  • Zirkow
    Zirkow
    Zirkow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

    • 3. Nord-Rügen
      Nord-Rügen
      Nord-Rügen is an Amt in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Sagard.The Amt Nord-Rügen consists of the following municipalities:#Altenkirchen#Breege#Dranske#Glowe#Lohme#Putgarten...

  • Altenkirchen
    Altenkirchen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Altenkirchen is a municipality in the north of the island of Rügen on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany. It is in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern....

  • Breege
    Breege
    Breege is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality consists of the villages Breege, Juliusruh, Kammin, Lobkevitz and Schmantevitz.-External links:*...

  • Dranske
    Dranske
    Dranske is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Glowe
    Glowe
    Glowe is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality consists of the villages:*Glowe*Baldereck*Kampe*Bobbin*Polchow*Ruschvitz*Spyker-External links:*...

  • Lohme
    Lohme
    Lohme is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Putgarten
    Putgarten
    Putgarten is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Sagard
    Sagard
    Sagard is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

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  • Wiek
    Wiek, Rügen
    Wiek is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.The body of the well-known American Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III, killed while on an air raid on Kiel in 1943, was buried at Wiek by the German authorities. It laid there until 1947 when the...

    • 4. West-Rügen
      West-Rügen
      West-Rügen is an Amt in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Samtens.The Amt West-Rügen consists of the following municipalities:#Altefähr#Dreschvitz#Gingst#Insel Hiddensee#Kluis...

  • Altefähr
    Altefähr
    Altefähr is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-Transport:* Altefähr railway station is served by local services between Rostock, Stralsund and Sassnitz.- External links :*...

  • Dreschvitz
    Dreschvitz
    Dreschvitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Gingst
    Gingst
    Gingst is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Insel Hiddensee
    Hiddensee
    Hiddensee is a carfree island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Rügen on the German coast.The island, located 54°33' north longitude 13°07' east, has about 1,300 inhabitants. It was a popular vacation destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic times and continues to...

  • Kluis
    Kluis
    Kluis is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Neuenkirchen
    Neuenkirchen, Rügen
    Neuenkirchen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:...

  • Rambin
    Rambin
    Rambin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Samtens
    Samtens
    Samtens is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

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  • Schaprode
    Schaprode
    Schaprode is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Trent
    Trent, Germany
    Trent is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Ummanz
    Ummanz (municipality)
    Ummanz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

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