Juliusruh is a village on the northern coast of the 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 ...
in northeastern
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Juliusruh is part of the municipality of
Breege
Breege is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe aft ...
. Juliusruh and Breege combined have 821 inhabitants in an area of 15,99 km² (approx. 6 sq miles).
Tourism is Juliusruh's economic mainstay.
A facility for atmospheric research, the
Ionosonde Juliusruh
The Ionosonde Juliusruh is a facility of the institute for atmospheric physics near Juliusruh in northeastern Germany for sounding the ionosphere with radar systems in the short wave range (frequencies between 1 MHz and 30 MHz). The land ...
is located nearby.
Villages in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Towns and villages on Rügen
Wittow
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