Siggermow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Thingspiele

A Thingspiel (plural Thingspiele) was a kind of outdoor theatre which enjoyed brief popularity in pre-war Nazi Germany during the 1930s. A Thingplatz also known as Thingstätte was a specially-constructed outdoor amphitheater built for such Thingspiele. They were constructed in considerable numbers during the early 1930s. An estimated 200 to 400 were at least in the planning stage in the period of 1933 to 1939.

Located at 54.4233, 13.4469 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nazism, Nazi architecture

Rugard

The Rugard, at 91 m above sea level, is the highest elevation in the central region of the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. This push end moraine was formed in the last ice age and lies on the northeastern perimeter of the town of Bergen auf Rügen. There was probably a castle here from the 9th century to the year 1325 A.D. , in which princes of the Slavic Rani tribe resided. These princes ruled Rügen and parts of the adjacent mainland. The Slavic name Rugard dates to that period.

Located at 54.4178, 13.4467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geography of Rügen, History of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, History of Pomerania, Castles in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bergen auf Rügen, Ting, Principality of Rügen

Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden

The Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden belongs to the North Rügen Bodden and is a water body on the southern edge of the Baltic Sea in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is a bodden, a type of lagoon that occurs in northern Europe especially on the coast of Pomerania. It is around seven kilometres long and five kilometres acrosss at its widest point, but in places it is considerably narrower. It has an area of 28.4 square kilometres.

Located at 54.4333, 13.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Vorpommern-Rügen, Bays of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Geography of Rügen, North Rügen Bodden

St. Boniface's Church, Bergen

The Church of St. Boniface in Bergen auf Rügen ist the seat of the only Roman Catholic parish on the German island of Rügen. Other churches in the parish are the Chapel of Stella Maris in Binz, the Church of the Sacred Heart in Garz/Rügen and Stella Maris in Sellin. The parish is the northernmost in the Archdiocese of Berlin and has about 1,700 members.

Located at 54.4167, 13.4385 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Vorpommern-Rügen, Churches in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Gothic Revival architecture in Germany, 1910s architecture, Bergen auf Rügen

Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower

The Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower stands on the top of the Rugard, the highest point of the central region of the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. It is listed as a historic structure by the county of Rügen.

Located at 54.4218, 13.4448 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1877, Observation towers in Germany, Revival architectural styles, Buildings and structures in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Culture of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Vorpommern-Rügen, Rügen, Bergen auf Rügen

Bergen auf Rügen Abbey

Bergen auf Rügen Abbey (German: Kloster Bergen auf Rügen) was a monastery for Cistercian nuns established on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. It lasted from the end of the 12th century to the early 16th century as a Roman-Catholic monastery and then, until 1945, as an Evangelical aristocratic nunnery.

Located at 54.4172, 13.4323 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Christianity in Germany, Lutheran women's convents, Cistercian nunneries in Germany, Monasteries in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, History of Pomerania, Rügen, Bergen auf Rügen, Principality of Rügen