Charenza, Rügen

Name: Charenza
Address: Rügen, Germany

#5 among attractions in Rügen

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Charenza, also Karentia or Karenz, later also Gharense, was a medieval Slavic burgwall on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. It was the administrative centre of the Rani tribe and of the Principality of Rugia. Today, the remnants are called Venz Castle. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°30'6"N, 13°18'60"E

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Charenza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Turm, St.-Marien-Kirche zu Waase, Nonnensee, St. Katharina.

7.5 miSE
View point, Historical place, Lighthouse
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Turm, Bergen auf Rügen
193 min walk • 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.
6.3 miSW
Church
St.-Marien-Kirche zu Waase, Ummanz
161 min walk • St. Marien Church at Waase is the Protestant parish church of the parish of Gingst on the island of Ummanz. It is the only church on the island.
6.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Nonnensee
156 min walk • The Nonnensee is a lake in the borough of Bergen auf Rügen, Vorpommern-Rügen district, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located northwest of the town of Bergen auf Rügen and is a very shallow lake. As a result, attempts were made as early as 1859/60 to drain the lake for agricultural land.
2.7 miNW
Church
St. Katharina, Trent
70 min walk • St. Catherine's Church in Trent on the island of Rügen is a church building dating from the 14th century. The church is one of the brick Gothic buildings.
3.9 miSW
Church
St. Jacobi, Gingst
99 min walk • Saint Jacob's Church is the Lutheran church of the village of Gingst on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen.
5 miSW
Area
Wührens, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park
127 min walk • The German Baltic Sea island of Wührens lies between the much larger islands of Rügen and Ummanz. Its maximum extent measures 230 by 80 metres and it has an area of 1.73 hectares, rising just about sea level. It is uninhabited and only grass-covered.
5.4 miSW
Area
Liebes, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park
138 min walk • The small, uninhabited island of Liebes lies in the Baltic Sea, in the lagoon of Varbelvitzer Bodden between the islands of Rügen and Ummanz. It is a good 1,000 metres long, up to 200 metres wide and its highest point lies just 1.5 metres above sea level. The name of the island could be derived from the Slavic word Lipa = "lime tree".
5.1 miSW
Area
Mährens, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park
130 min walk • The German Baltic Sea island of Mährens is uninhabited and lies between the islands of Rügen and Ummanz off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is only around 150 × 100 metres across and up to 3 metres above sea level.
4.6 miSW
Area
Urkevitz, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park
118 min walk • Urkevitz is an uninhabited German island in the West Pomeranian Lagoon Area National Park. It lies in the Baltic Sea between the islands of Rügen and Ummanz, and is less than 100 metres from the latter.
5.5 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Naturbühne Ralswiek, Ralswiek
140 min walk • The Störtebeker Festival is an yearly open-air theatre festival in Germany. It is based on stories around the medieval German privateer Klaus Störtebeker and his Victual Brothers, who later turned to pirates.
3.2 miN
Church
St. Maria Magdalena, Neuenkirchen
81 min walk • The church of St. Mary Magdalene at Neuenkirchen is the Protestant parish church of the parish of Neuenkirchen on the Lebbin peninsula in the western part of Rügen.