Rügen

Summary

Rügen is an archipelago^[1]. Rügen draws 437 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #43 of 341).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rügen is located in Western Pomerania-Rügen District^[3].
• Rügen is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Rügen is on the body of water Arkona Basin^[5].
• Rügen's image is recorded as Satellite Image of Ruegen.jpg^[6].
• Rügen's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[7].
• Rügen's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Rügen's capital is recorded as Bergen auf Rügen^[9].
• Rügen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237700289^[10].
• Rügen's GND ID is recorded as 4050875-4^[11].
• Rügen's locator map image is recorded as Ruegen.png^[12].
• Rügen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85115751^[13].
• Rügen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123317551^[14].
• Rügen's location is recorded as Baltic Sea^[15].
• Rügen's Commons category is recorded as Rügen^[16].
• Rügen's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1434381^[17].
• Rügen's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Rügen.ogg^[18].
• Rügen's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Rügen2.ogg^[19].
• Rügen's highest point is recorded as Piekberg^[20].
• Rügen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.45, 'lon': 13.4}^[21].
• Rügen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011j4l^[22].
• Rügen's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge130692^[23].
• Rügen's official website is recorded as https://www.ruegen.de^[24].
• Rügen's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈʁyːɡn̩^[25].
• Rügen's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈʁyːɡŋ̩^[26].
• Rügen's SELIBR ID is recorded as 158442^[27].

Body

Geography

Rügen is in the country of Germany^[4]. Rügen is located in Western Pomerania-Rügen District^[3]. Rügen is on the body of water Arkona Basin^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Rügen's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+926'}^[28]. Rügen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+161.1'}^[29]. Rügen's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+52'}^[30]. Rügen's population is recorded as {'amount': '+67526'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago^[7] and island^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rügen include Rügen airfield^[32], a commercial airfield^[33], in Germany^[34] and 21074 Rügen^[35], an asteroid^[36].

Why It Matters

Rügen draws 437 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #43 of 341).^[2] Rügen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Rügen is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Rügen include Rügen airfield^[32], a commercial airfield^[33], in Germany^[34] and 21074 Rügen^[35], an asteroid^[36].