Ionosonde Juliusruh, Rügen

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The Ionosonde Juliusruh is a facility of the institute for atmospheric physics near Juliusruh in northeastern Germany for sounding the ionosphere with radar systems in the short wave range. The landmark of the station is a 70 metre high grounded free standing steel framework tower, which was built in 1960/61 and which carries a cage aerial for the transmitter of the ionosonde. ()

Coordinates: 54°37'43"N, 13°22'28"E

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Ionosonde Juliusruh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jaromarsburg, Cape Arkona Lighthouses, Cape Arkona Lighthouses, Spyker Castle.

4.1 miNE
Ruins, Scenic walking areas, Forts and castles
Jaromarsburg, Putgarten
106 min walk • Nestled in the northernmost part of Germany, on the scenic cape of Arkona on the island of Rügen, lies the historical landmark of Jaromarsburg. This ancient site, located in the quaint city of Putgarten, is a testament to the region's rich and diverse past, drawing in...
4.2 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Cape Arkona Lighthouses, Kap Arkona
108 min walk • The Cape Arkona Lighthouse comprises two lighthouses and a radio navigation tower on the German Baltic Sea coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the international serial number C 1062.
4.2 miNE
Lighthouse
Cape Arkona Lighthouses, Kap Arkona
108 min walk • The Cape Arkona Lighthouse comprises two lighthouses and a radio navigation tower on the German Baltic Sea coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the international serial number C 1062.
7.4 miSE
Palace
Spyker Castle, Glowe
190 min walk • The Spyker Castle and estate lie on the territory of the municipality of Glowe in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Spycker Castle is the oldest profane structure on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen.
4.2 miNE
Lighthouse
Cape Arkona Lighthouses, Putgarten
108 min walk • The Cape Arkona Lighthouse comprises two lighthouses and a radio navigation tower on the German Baltic Sea coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the international serial number C 1062.
1.4 miW
Church
Pfarrkirche Altenkirchen, Altenkirchen
36 min walk • The Evangelical Parish Church in Altenkirchen is one of the oldest church buildings on the island of Ruga built of Romanesque stone. Parish church in Altenkirchen, church of St.
4.4 miNE
Memorial
Siebenschneiderstein, Kap Arkona
114 min walk • The Siebenschneiderstein is a glacial erratic on the island of Rügen. It lies about 22 metres away from the cliffs of Gellort on the Baltic Sea beach, one kilometre northwest of Cape Arkona. It has a mass of 165 tonnes and a volume of 61 m³.
6.7 miSE
Area
Spyckerscher See and Mittelsee Nature Reserve, Rügen
171 min walk • The Spyckerscher See and Mittelsee Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It includes the two lakes named as well as the adjacent shore and shallow water areas, covering a total area of 344 hectares.
5.7 miSE
Church
Sankt Birgitta, Glowe
145 min walk • Glowe Chapel is a 20th-century church building in Glowe on the island of Rügen. The chapel, which is used by the Lutheran parishes of Altenkirchen and Wiek belonging to the Stralsund Provostry of the Pomeranian Evangelical Church District, was...
3.5 miW
Church
Sankt Georg, Wiek
89 min walk • The Lutheran parish church of St. George in Wiek is a three-nave Gothic brick church built by the Cistercians in the first half of the 15th century.
3.4 miNE
Village
Vitt, Kap Arkona
88 min walk • The fishing village of Vitt lies on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen, more precisely on the Wittow peninsula near Cape Arkona. The village is part of the municipality of Putgarten. Because of its location in a coastal gully on the cliffed coast, called Liete, Vitt is not visible from afar.