Ralswiek: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Geographical location

Ralswiek is located on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, within Vorpommern-Rügen. The village lies at the southernmost point of the Großer Jasmunder Bodden, a lagoon of the Baltic Sea. At the same time, Ralswiek is somewhat off the Bundesstraße 96 and the Stralsund–Sassnitz railway line.

Nature and surroundings

The surrounding area of Ralswiek includes Bergen, St. Marien, Hundestrand, Glowe Beach, Pulitz Island, Rügen Island, Bobbin, St. Pauli Church and Dinosaurierland. In the wider regional surroundings of Ralswiek lies Schwedenschanze.

History

Archaeological finds indicate settlement in the Ralswiek area since the Late Mesolithic period, approximately 8,000 years ago. The remains of a fortification probably dating from the Bronze Age have been preserved on the nearby Schlossberg.

Ralswiek was founded in the 8th century by the West Slavic Ranen as a seaport and was an important Baltic Sea port in the Middle Ages.

Water

Ralswiek has a marina on the island of Rügen, south of the Jasmunder Bodden.

Further local pages: Parchtitz, Patzig, Poseritz, Garz/Rügen, Buschvitz, Gustow, Sehlen, Rappin Auf Rügen.

Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Ralswiek can continue their accommodation search afterward.

To the higher-level travel overview: Amt Bergen Auf Rügen.