Ruden Island, Peenemünde

#8 among attractions in Peenemünde

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Ruden is a small island in the Baltic Sea, between Rügen and Usedom off the German coast. Ruden belongs to the municipality of Kröslin, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Before the storm tide of All Saints Day in 1304, Ruden was probably part of a land bridge between Usedom and Rügen. ()

Local name: Ruden Area: 59.31 acres (0.0927 mi²)Coordinates: 54°12'0"N, 13°46'0"E

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Ruden Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Historical Technical Museum, Cämmerer See, U-461, Freesendorfer See.

4.2 miS
Museum, Visitor center, History museum
Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde
108 min walk • The Historical Technical Museum in Peenemünde, Germany, offers a unique glimpse into the complex legacy of technological advancement and its implications during World War II. Established in the very place where the V-1 and V-2 rockets were developed and tested, the...
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cämmerer See, Peenemünde
123 min walk • Cämmerer See is a lake in Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Its elevation is 0.3 m and its surface area is 0.18 km2.
4.5 miS
Museum
U-461, Peenemünde
115 min walk • German submarine U-461 was a Type XIV supply and replenishment U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 9 December 1940, by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 292.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Freesendorfer See
105 min walk • Freesendorfer See is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 0.1 m, its surface area is 0.48 km².
4.2 miS
Church
Kapelle Peenemünde, Peenemünde
107 min walk • Peenemünde Chapel is a church building in Peenemünde in the north of the island of Usedom. In addition to its function as a chapel, it now serves as a memorial to the victims of Peenemünde.
4.4 miS
Ruins
ehem. Sauerstoffwerk II, Peenemünde
112 min walk • Oxygen Plant II at the Army Experimental Station in Peenemünde on Usedom was used during World War II to produce liquid oxygen for the propulsion of Aggregat-4 rockets.
6 miNW
Sailing, Marina
Fischereihafen Thiessow, Thiessow
154 min walk • The port of Thiessow is a small sailing and fishing port in the Baltic Sea resort of Thiessow on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
4.2 miS
54°8'23"N • 13°46'17"E
Gedenkstein Gustaf Adolf 1630, Peenemünde
107 min walk • Memorial