Glowe
Glowe | |
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 St. Paul's Church, Bobbin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Glowe within Vorpommern-Rügen district  | |
  Glowe  Glowe | |
| Coordinates:54°34′13″N13°28′8″E/ 54.57028°N 13.46889°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nord-Rügen |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Uwe Radeisen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.14 km2(8.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 971 |
| • Density | 44/km2(110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18551 |
| Dialling codes | 038302 |
| Vehicle registration | RÜG |
| Website | www.glowe.de |
Gloweis amunicipalityin theVorpommern-Rügendistrict, inMecklenburg-Vorpommern,Germany.It is a state-recognised resort.
Geography
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Glowe lies about 18 kilometres north ofBergen auf Rügenand is located at the western end of the boundary between theJasmundpeninsula and the narrow land bridge ofSchaabebetween theBaltic Sea(the bay ofTromper Wiek) and the lagoon ofGroßer Jasmunder Bodden.
Municipal subdivisions
[edit]The municipality consists of the villages:
- Glowe
- Baldereck
- Kampe
- Bobbin
- Polchow
- Ruschvitz
- Spyker
History
[edit]Glowe was first documented in 1314. The name "Glowe" comes from theSlavicGluowaorGlovaand means something like "head", named after the 9-metre-highKönigshörn,a small headland. The small parish grew up on and around theKönigshörn.
The area was part of thePrincipality of Rügenuntil 1326 and thereafter theDuchy of Pomerania.Under theTreaty of Westphaliain 1648, Rügen, and thus the territory of Glowe, became part ofSwedish Pomerania.In 1815, Glowe went, as part ofNew Western Pomerania,to thePrussian province of Pomerania.Since 1818, Glowe has been part of thecounty of Rügen.
As seaside resort tourism began to take off in the early 20th century, the former fishing village expanded more and more into the neighbouring woods of theSchaabewald.
From 1952-1955 Glowe was part of thecounty of Bergen.Thereafter the village became part of thecounty of Rügenagain, this time in thedistrict of Rostockuntil 1990, when it became part of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In 2011 the county of Rügen was merged intoVorpommern-Rügen.
Sights
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- TheMuschel( "mussel" ) in Glowe: aprestressed concretebuilding by Ulrich Müther in the shape of a mussel (until 1990 known as theOstseeperlerestaurant)
- Sea promenade and harbour in Glowe
- Spycker Castle,now a hotel once belonged to the Swedish field marshal and governor general ofSwedish Pomerania,Carl Gustav Wrangel
- Lake Spycker
- Fishing village of Polchow with harbour
- Gothic fieldstone church ofSt. Paul'sin Bobbin dating to the 14th century
- Glowe Chapel
- Dinosaur Land
- TheDGzRSlifeboat,Kurt Hoffmann,is stationed in Glowe
References
[edit]External links
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Glowetravel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website of Glowe
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