Rügen

Summary

Rügen is an archipelago^[1]. Rügen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as archipelago^[6].
• Rügen's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Rügen's capital is recorded as Bergen auf Rügen^[8].
• Rügen took place at Baltic Sea^[9].
• Rügen's Commons category is recorded as Rügen^[10].
• Rügen's highest point is recorded as Piekberg^[11].
• Rügen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.45, 'lon': 13.4}^[12].
• Rügen's official website is recorded as https://www.ruegen.de^[13].
• Rügen's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈʁyːɡn̩^[14].
• Rügen's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈʁyːɡŋ̩^[15].
• Rügen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rügen^[16].
• Rügen's Commons gallery is recorded as Rügen^[17].
• Rügen has a population of {'amount': '+67526'}^[18].
• Rügen's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 54.68469, 'lon': 13.42777}^[19].
• Rügen's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 54.2207, 'lon': 13.39308}^[20].
• Rügen's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 54.34119, 'lon': 13.76626}^[21].
• Rügen's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 54.54093, 'lon': 13.13974}^[22].
• Rügen's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Rügen's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Rügen's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Rügen's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Rügen's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+926'}^[28]. Rügen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+161.1'}^[29]. Rügen's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+52'}^[30]. Rügen has a population of {'amount': '+67526'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago^[6] and island^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rügen include 21074 Rügen^[31], an asteroid^[32] and Rügen airfield^[33], a commercial airfield^[34], in Germany^[35].

Why It Matters

Rügen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Rügen is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Rügen include 21074 Rügen^[31], an asteroid^[32] and Rügen airfield^[33], a commercial airfield^[34], in Germany^[35].