Bergen is the principal town of the district of Ruegen and with some 18.000 residents also the largest community. The surrounding countryside is singularly beautiful.
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The history of
Bergen goes back 800 years and the monastery buildings with the city museum, the Marien Church, the Rugard with its earthworks, the Ernst Moritz-Arndt Tower and the Billroth House are all reminders. There are also newer additions to the urban plan but much of the old town can still be seen.
Bergen lies central on the
Isle of Ruegen and makes a good base for excursions to the many points of interest all over the island. The convenient public transport (bus, train) allow for easy travel everywhere.
A visit to this interesting island can be highly recommended
Shining white chalk cliffs, kilometres long fine sandy beaches, calm expanses of beech woods and the beauty of Cape Arkona are all part of
Germanyâs largest island.
The megaliths graves bear witness that Ruegen had already been settled more than 1000 years ago and had attracted traders and seafarers. Germanic and Slavic earthworks belie a turbulent history until the Danish Bishop Absalon destroyed the pagan deity of the Ranen in 1168 and began the Christianisation of Ruegen.
