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 Geographical situation:
13°6' to 13°46' eastern length and 54°13'
to 54°41' northern latitude
area: 974 km²
north-south-extension : 51,4 km
east-west extension : 42,8 km
coast-length : 580 km
beach-length : 85,8 km
forest regions : 15407 ha
highest rise : 161 m (Piekberg)
 Rügen has got 39 municipalities and 4 cities:
- Bergen (15000 inhabitants, main-town of Rügen, centre of administration)
- Sassnitz (11000 inhabitants, biggest harbour town on the isle)
- Putbus (5000 inhabitants, former residence town of the princes to Putbus)
- Garz (2000 inhabitants, oldest city of Rügen, former headquarter of the princes of Slawes)
traffic and transportation :
street : in all 1,995 km
railway system : 80 km (plus 24,2 km steam-powered narrow-gauge railway)
cycle track : ca. 270 km which becomes more extend
bus lines : with ca. 40 lines are nearly all towns of the isle to be reach
airport : airport of demand Güttin
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