black-lake-in-the-granitz_4, © TMV/Gohlke
Monuments and Sights, Viewpoints

The Black Lake on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen belongs to the Sellin district and is located in the Granitz forest and nature reserve.

The area of the lake is 23 hectares and its greatest depth is 15 meters. The height of the lake level above sea level is 54.2 meters above sea level. The nutrient-poor lake belongs to a very rare type of water body, the so-called kettle lake. Intermediate moor and high moor formation takes place in the marginal area. Partly there is a swinging cover vegetation. Here cottongrass, sphagnum moss, cranberry, fever clover and rosemary heath occur. The entire lake, the bogs existing at the edge and a 100-meter-wide strip of the forest surrounding the lake are designated as a core zone (total reserve) of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve. For hikers and cyclists, however, the lake is accessible via the hiking trail leading from Binz to Sellin. You can reach the lake via a small wooden footbridge.

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Schwarzer See (Granitz)
18586 Sellin



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A view over the large adventure village on Rügen, © Karls Erlebnis-Dorf

Karl's adventure village Zirkow

  • Open today
  • Binzer Straße, 18528 Zirkow

Rügen's most popular family destination attracts with a large manufactory market, colorful show manufactures and more than 50 exciting experiences.

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Enjoy the panoramic view at a height of 40 meters from the "Adlerhorst" observation tower, © Erlebnis Akademie AG / Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen

Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)

  • Open today
  • Forsthaus Prora, 18609 Ostseebad Binz OT Prora

The Natural Heritage Centre Rügen with treetop path and experience exhibition is open 364 days a year so that you can experience and get to know nature all year round.

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© Sebastian Götte

Harbour of Lauterbach

  • Freely accessible at any time
  • 18581 Lauterbach

Lauterbach municipal harbour is located on the Rügen Bay in the south-east of the island of Rügen. With the narrow-gauge railway " Racing Roland" at the Lauterbach pier, it is an ideal starting point for excursions across the island. Restaurants and cafés offer a wide range of culinary delights.

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© Störtebeker Brennerei GmbH

Störtebeker distillery

  • Open today
  • Alt Reddevitz, 18586 Alt Reddevitz

At the Störtebeker distillery on Rügen's Mönchgut, you can immerse yourself in the world of Störtebeker single malt whiskies. During tastings, guided tours and while browsing in the showroom, you will experience the artisanal production of the spirits up close.

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Entrance at the corner of Hauptstraße and Hafenstraße, © Spirit of Rügen GmbH

Spirit of Rügen - Manufactory for certified organic natural cosmetics

  • Open today
  • Hauptstr., 18546 Sassnitz

The manufactory for certified organic natural cosmetics offers a wide range of natural cosmetic products, which are developed, manufactured, packaged and sold in the manufactory's own store.beauty, cosmetics and body care as well as certified organic and natural, vegan and cruelty-free and pure beauty care.

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Cabaret theater Lachmöwe

  • Strandstraße, 18586 Baabe

Cabaret stage with its own ensemble on the Island of Rügen. Political-satirical cabaret with high entertainment value and a lot of enthusiasm.

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© Laura Lienig

Playground Baabe

  • Freely accessible at any time
  • Am Kurpark, 18586 Baabe

For children it is worth visiting the playground near the Haus des Gastes.

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Lookout tower Ernst-Moritz-Arndt, © Tourismuszentrale Rügen

Rugard with Ernst Moritz Arndt Tower

  • Open today
  • Rugardweg, 18528 Bergen auf Rügen

The Rugard is located in the heart of Rügen and is now a recreation and adventure park with the lookout point. On the southern slope of the 90-meter-high Rugard, Prince Jaromar I had the construction of a church begun around 1180, the model for which was the Lübeck Cathedral - the Marienkirche zu Bergen.

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Forest stage Rügen

  • Rugardweg, 18523 Bergen auf Rügen

OPEN AIR concerts, shows and events. Party hard, dance, sing, enjoy or just let your soul dangle. There is nothing you can not do with us - at the Waldbühne Rügen, probably the most beautiful open-air stage in the north!

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The tin soldier, © Bianca Lohr

Sand sculptures exhibition Prora

  • Open today
  • Vierte Strasse, 18609 Prora

The doors of our large glass palace open for you and lead you into a living sand landscape. Where artists cut images and fantasy from wet sand, works of art of creation also belong. Trees and plants together with man-made artworks form a living landscape.

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Genusswerkstatt Binz - restaurant on the 5th floor of the Rugard Thermal Strandhotel, © Hotel Arkona Dr. Hutter eK

Pleasure workshop Binz

  • Temporarily closed
  • Strandpromenade, 18609 Binz

Enjoy with sea view on the Island of Rügen. Gourmet chef Robert Schindler inspires in his Genusswerkstatt with an exquisite Nordic-seasonal cuisine on the 5th floor of the Rugard Thermal Strandhotel with a view of the sea and the chalk coast.

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Exterior view of the Arkona Strandhotel, © Arkona Strandhotel

Arkona Strandhotel

  • Strandpromenade, 18609 Ostseebad Binz

Situated in a prime location on the Island of Rügen, the Arkona Strandhotel has a maritime character along with a range of wellness and outdoor programmes.

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© SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative

Granitz hunting lodge

  • Open today
  • Jagdschloss Granitz, 18609 Binz

Granitz hunting lodge is one of the most popular destinations on the island of Rügen

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© Tourismuszentrale Rügen

Circus Putbus

  • Circus, 18581 Putbus

The name Putbus is probably of Slavic origin and translates as "behind the lilac bush". In 1810 this place was developed by Prince Malte to a residence town in classicistic style with theater, pedagogy and white houses around the circus. A city from the drawing board with park and animal enclosure and rosebushes in front of every house.

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© Mirko Boy

House of the guest Baabe

  • Open today
  • Am Kurpark, 18586 Baabe

Guests and residents of the Baltic resort Baabe are equally welcome in the Haus des Gastes behind the dune, which is also the seat of the spa administration.

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