Parchtitz is a

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in the

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district, in

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Geography and transport

Parchtitz is about 3 kilometres northwest of Bergen auf Rügen and lies on the Duwenbeek, the only large stream on Rügen. The stream's source is the lake of Nonnensee, which also lies within Parchtitz and which was re-established in 1993 after a long period of being drained. The village lies immediately on the

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30 from Bergen to

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. The B 96 and the railway line from Stralsund to

Sassnitz Sassnitz (, before 1993 in german: Saßnitz) is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population as of 2012 was 9,498. Sassnitz is a well-known seaside resort and port town, a ...

runs east of the village.

Villages

The following villages fall within the municipality:Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde
/ref> *Parchtitz *Boldevitz *Gademow *Muglitz *Neuendorf *Platvitz *Reischvitz *Volkshagen *Willihof

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Towns and villages on Rügen {{VorpommernRügen-geo-stub