Prussia Columns, Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve

Name: Prussia Columns
Address: Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve, Germany

#6 among attractions in Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve

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Prussia Columns, Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve

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The Prussia Columns are two monuments, over 15 metres high, that were erected in the years 1854 and 1855 by order of the Prussian king, Frederick William IV on the southeast coast of the German island of Rügen near Neukamp and Groß Stresow. Both villages are today part of the municipality of Putbus. ()

Local name: Preußensäulen Coordinates: 54°21'25"N, 13°34'19"E

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Day trips

Prussia Columns – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jagdschloss Granitz, Naturerbe Zentrum RÜGEN, Pirateninsel Rügen, Goor.

2.8 miNE
Tours of ornate Italianate hunting lodge
Jagdschloss Granitz, Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve
71 min walk • Nestled within the lush forests of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve in Germany, the Jagdschloss Granitz stands as a testament to 19th-century romantic architecture. This stately hunting lodge, located near the town of Binz, is one of the region's most enchanting...
5.4 miN
Amusement, Nature and wildlife tours, Observation decks and towers
Naturerbe Zentrum RÜGEN, Prora
137 min walk • The Naturerbe-Zentrum Rügen is a nature experience center in Prora on the island of Rügen. It opened on June 15, 2013 and offers a treetop path with an observation tower as well as experiential exhibitions, guided tours and information about the...
3.3 miW
54°20'56"N • 13°29'24"E
Pirateninsel Rügen, Putbus
86 min walk • Theme park, Game and entertainment center, Playground
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Goor, Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve
66 min walk • The Goor is a woodland, seven hectares in area, on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen near Lauterbach, a village in the borough of Putbus, which runs for about 1.5 km directly along the shore of the Bay of Greifswald. The woods of the Goor consist predominantly of beech and English oak.
2.9 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Schmachter See, Schmachter See and Fangerien Nature Reserve
75 min walk • Schmachter See is a lake near Binz on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. It lies within the county of Vorpommern-Rügen in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It has an elevation of 1.1 metres above sea level and its surface area is 1.18 km². It is part of the Schmachter See and Fangerien Nature Reserve.
1.9 miE
Archaeological site
Lancken-Granitz dolmens, Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve
50 min walk • The Lancken-Granitz dolmens are a group of seven megalith tombs in the Lancken-Granitz municipality on Rügen, northern Germany.
4.1 miW
Ruins
Schloss Putbus, Putbus
105 min walk • Putbus Castle was the former manorial seat of the Princes of Putbus in the eponymous town of Putbus on the island of Rügen, founded in 1810. The building was blown up in 1962 and the remains were removed by 1964, so that today only the outline ...
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Granitz, Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve
96 min walk • The Granitz is a wooded ridge in the southeast of Germany's largest island, Rügen, between the Baltic Sea resorts of Binz and Sellin. The woods cover an area of 982 hectares and are designated as a nature reserve. Since 1991 they have been part of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve.
2.2 miW
Church
Maria Magdalena - Kirche Vilmnitz, Putbus
56 min walk • The church of St. Mary Magdalene at Vilmnitz is a late Romanesque/Gothic brick church in the Putbus district of Vilmnitz.
2.3 miSW
Protected area
Goor-Muglitz Nature Reserve, Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve
59 min walk • The Goor-Muglitz Nature Reserve is a nature reserve, covering an area of 157 hectares, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It lies on the island of Rügen on the northern coastline of the Bay of Greifswald. It was granted protected status on 12 September 1990 as part of the creation of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve.
3.5 miNE
Tower
Müther Turm, Binz
90 min walk • Ulrich Müther was a German civil engineer and contractor. He designed and built about 74 shell structures, in technical terms: double-curved concrete shell structures, and thus became an important representative of architectural modernism.