Rügen
island in the Baltic Sea off the Pomeranian coast of Germany
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Summary
Rügen is an archipelago[1]. Rügen draws 6,202 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #43 of 341).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Western Pomerania-Rügen District[3]
- Country: Germany[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arkona Basin[5]
- Instance of: island[6]
- Capital: Bergen auf Rügen[7]
- Location: Baltic Sea[8]
- Commons category: Rügen[9]
- Highest point: Piekberg[10]
- Official website: https://www.ruegen.de[11]
- IPA transcription: ˈʁyːɡn̩[12], ˈʁyːɡŋ̩[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rügen[14]
- Commons gallery: Rügen[15]
- Population: 67,526[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], New International Encyclopedia[23], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[24]
- Category for people born here: Q32386284[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q32386287[26]
- Native label: Rügen[27]
- Category of associated people: Q10142955[28]
- Different from: Rogaland[29], Rugiland[30]
- Length: 52 km[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 161.1 m[32]
- Area: 926 km²[33]
- Width: 41 km[34]
- Perimeter: 580 km[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Rügen[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rügen include Rügen airfield[37], a commercial airfield[38], in Germany[39] and 21074 Rügen[40], an asteroid[41].
Why It Matters
Rügen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Rügen is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Rügen include Rügen airfield[37], a commercial airfield[38], in Germany[39] and 21074 Rügen[40], an asteroid[41].