On the German Baltic Sea island of

Rügen Rügen (; la, Rugia, ) is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where ...

there are 49 church buildings, of which 43 are Evangelical, three are New Apostolic and three are Roman Catholic churches. The Rügen Roman Catholic parish, the northernmost in the

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, has its seat in St. Boniface's Church in

Bergen auf Rügen Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Since 1 January 2005, Bergen has moreover been the administrative seat of the ''Amt'' of Bergen auf ...

. The oldest churches on Rügen date from the 12th century. The most recent churches were built in the 20th century, in order to satisfy the growing demand of the seaside resorts.

Overview map

File:Kirchen auf Ruegen.png, 680px, Churches on Rügen circle 787 292 18 Altenkirchen Parish Church circle 664 346 18 St. George of Wiek Parish Church circle 767 653 18 Church of Mary Magdalene, Neuenkirchen circle 581 747 18 St. Catharine's, Trent circle 363 770 18

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circle 1217 629 18 St. Paul's Church circle 1286 737 18 St. Michael's Church circle 1517 744 18 St. John's Church, Sassnitz circle 881 793 18 St. Andrew's Church, Rappin circle 909 978 18 St. Margaret's Church, Patzig circle 579 1000 18 St. James' Church, Gingst circle 1032 1161 18 St. Boniface's Church, Bergen circle 984 1169 18 St. Mary's Church, Bergen circle 881 1337 18 Dankeskirche Sehlen circle 652 1405 18 Samtens Village Church circle 1075 1413 18 Castle Church, Putbus circle 1235 1294 18 St. John's Church, Zirkow circle 1187 1414 18 Vilmitz Village Church circle 1406 1255 18

Binz Village Church Binz is the largest seaside resort on the German island of Rügen. It is situated between the bay of Prorer Wiek and the ''Schmachter See'' (a lake) in the southeast of the island. To the north of Binz stretches the Schmale Heide (the "narrow hea ...

circle 1596 1330 18 Church of Grace, Sellin circle 1631 1411 18 Baabe Village Church circle 1451 1380 18 St. Andrew's Church, Lancken-Granitz circle 1697 1491 18

Göhren Village Church Göhren may refer to the following places: ;Germany * Göhren (Tramm), a village in the municipality Tramm in the district Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Göhren, Rügen, a municipality in the district Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg- ...

circle 1619 1533 18 St. Catharine's Church, Middelhagen circle 1584 1670 18 Groß Zicker Village Church circle 937 1480 18 St. James' Church, Kasnevitz circle 793 1576 18 St. Peter's Church, Garz circle 783 1798 18 St. Laurence's Church, Zudar circle 717 1680 18 St. Stephen's Church, Swantow circle 602 1642 18 St. Mary's Church, Poseritz circle 451 1622 18 Gustow Village Church circle 436 1400 18 St. John's Church, Rambin circle 265 1503 18 St. Nicholas' Church, Altefähr circle 307 1371 18 Bessin Chapel circle 576 1216 18

Landow Village Church The village church of Landow (german: Dorfkirche Landow) is the Evangelical parish church of the parish of Rambin in the south of the German island of Rügen. It is located in the village of Landow in the municipality of Dreschvitz. It was buil ...

circle 969 178 18 Vitter Chapel circle 1044 947 18 Ralswiek Wooden Church circle 736 1056 18 Boldevitz Castle Chapel circle 969 178 18

Glowe Chapel Glowe is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is a state-recognised resort. Geography Glowe lies about 18 kilometres north of Bergen auf Rügen and is located at the western end of the bound ...

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List of churches

In many cases it is difficult to give precise information about construction dates, because the churches were converted and extended. The overriding factor is the construction phase in which the building was given its present shape. Earliest recorded dates are usually just a ''terminus ante quem'' which only indicates the earliest date when the building must have existed, but not for how long up to that time. Sometimes it is also unclear whether a date refers to the current building or to a predecessor. The churches marked in bold font in the table are the

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es of their respective parishes.

Literature

* Tourismuszentrale Rügen (Herausgeber): ''Gotteshäuser: Dorf- und Stadtkirchen auf Rügen und in Stralsund'', Bergen 2003

External links

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