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Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates: long: 13.39504 lat : 54.43559
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84long: 13°23'4.2126 lat : 54°2'36.8124
Surface area: 935 km2 (2.462 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline: 498.5 km
Average height: 18 metre
Length island: 52 km
Maximum width island (estimate): 41 km
Name : Piekberg (161 metre)
Orientation: No maindirection-circular

Demographic data island

Habited: Yes
Number of inhabitants: 77000
Population density: 83.00 inh/km2
Important places (direction): Garz. Sassnitz. Binz. Putbus

Naming - Location

Local native name: Rügen
Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): 		1) Usedom 11.5 km SouthSouthEast
2) Wolin 53.7 km SouthEast
3) Møn 55.2 km NorthWest
4) Falster 70.6 km WestNorthWest
5) Chrząszczewska Wyspa 72.3 km EastSouthEast
6) Nyord 77.7 km NorthWest
7) Bogø 78 km WestNorthWest
8) Seeland 78.1 km WestNorthWest
9) Lolland 84.2 km West
10) Bornholm 87.6 km NorthEast
11) Amager 107.6 km NorthNorthWest
12) Saltholm 108.7 km NorthNorthWest
13) Poel 111.3 km WestSouthWest
14) Femø 112 km WestNorthWest
15) Fejø 116.5 km WestNorthWest
16) Fehmarn 117.3 km West
17) Ven 140.4 km NorthNorthWest
18) Agersø 142.2 km WestNorthWest
19) Omø 143.4 km WestNorthWest
20) Orø 151.7 km NorthWest
21) Langeland 153.1 km WestNorthWest
22) Funen 164.2 km WestNorthWest
23) Tåsinge 165 km WestNorthWest
24) Ivö 167.6 km NorthNorthEast
25) Ærø 171.2 km WestNorthWest
Country: Germany
Location in Country: North-northeast
Name Land: State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Name Landkreis: District Vorpommern-Rügen
Main place: Bergen
Location Main place: Northeast
Sea: Baltic Sea
Distance to main land: 0.9 km
Nearest Country: Germany
Type Rock outcrop: rocky surface
island-Type: island in sea
Remarks: Germany's largest island with chalk coasts

Topographic islandmap Rügen

Rügen map

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Height map of Rügen

Rügen Digital terrain model - DTM



Relief: Height Classes in percentages


Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Rügen

The weather type in Parchtitzovercast cloudsweericoon
Current temperature: 4 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours: No precipitation
Wind: 9.89 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
Winddirection: Northeast
Atmospheric pressure: 1009 mb
Humidity: 82 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise: 05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset: 20:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Weather-page: Rügen

The weather for the next few hours

Parchtitz - DE (longitude: 13.395, latitude: 54.4356)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction ZW): 0.35 km

5:00
3 degrees Celcius
1012 mbar
light snowweericoon		8:00
4 degrees Celcius
1016 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon		11:00
5 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon		14:00
5 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon		17:00
4 degrees Celcius
1020 mbar
few cloudsweericoon

Climate: Temperature and Precipitation



Transport on your island-holiday

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: No
International airport present : Yes
Accessible by car: Yes
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): 798 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: Yes
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: Yes
Bicycle facilities: Yes

island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions

Wikipedia Rügen ?> Wikipedia: Wikipedia Rügen
Tourist information: Info Rügen
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island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping

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Campings at Rügen ?> Camping 1) Am Schaproder Bodden
2) Banzelvitzer Berge GmbH
3) Camping-Meier Prora
4) Caravancamp Ostseeblick
5) Drewoldke
6) Freizeit Oase Rugen
7) Freizeitcamp Am Wasser
8) Knaus Camping-und Ferienhauspark Rugen
9) Kruger Naturcamp
10) Regenbogen Camp Gohren
11) Regenbogen Camp Nonnevitz
12) Stortebeker-Camp
13) Sund Camp
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Landuse Rügen

 Forest   153.3 km2 
 16% 
 Nature   7.3 km2 
 1% 
 Agriculture   705.8 km2 
 76% 
 Wet nature   9.9 km2 
 1% 
 Water   14.9 km2 
 2% 
 Urban area   39.8 km2 
 4% 
 Infrastructure   3.8 km2 
 0% 
 Viticulture   0 km2 
 0% 
 Rock outcrop   0.3 km2 
 0%