Rügen

Located directly off the Pomeranian Baltic Sea coast, Rügen belongs to Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. The gateway to the island is the venerable Hanseatic city of Stralsund. Rügen Causeway (Rügendamm) and Rügen Bridge (Rügenbrücke) connect the island with the mainland over the two kilometre wide Strelasund. Rügen has a maximum length of 52 km, a maximum width of 41 km and an area of 926km²… [read more] As the coast of Rügen is characterized by a large number of lagoons (Bodden), open bays (Wieke), peninsulas, headlands and smaller islands, the area often feels more like an archipelago.