the lookout above the Königstreppe
the smaller Schinkel tower dates from 1827, the taller one was build in 1902 and is still in operation
in 2004 the Leuchtfeuer Ranzof was restored and moved from nearby Lohme to Kap Arkona
the train stops at the cape
from atop the lighthouse you have a grand view of the environment
baked potato, matjes herring and a small flask of Mowenschiss
all that climbing makes one hungry, it's lunch-time!
this wooden statue depicts a sea eagle
Kap Arkona is a 45 meter high cliff on the northeastern side of the Wittow peninsula.
On top of it are the remains of the old
slavic temple
Jaromarsburg, once devoted to the god
Svantovit untill in 1168 the Danish king
Valdamar I enforced Christianity
on the heathen Rügen locals.
Heavy erosion of the coast has left all but the ramparts of this once large complex.
The nearby
Königstreppe gives access to a gravelly beach with a large boulder.
The plateau around the cape was and is of strategic importance, there are a couple of lighthouses, an
old navigation tower and several bunkers.
The area is off limits to private cars, there is a large parking lot south of
Putgarten, from where you can take a horse drawn tilt car or the scenic road train.
We were at the cape in September
2015.
at the parking lot the horses are ready
but we prefer the Kap Arkona Bahn
an old buoy
the naval navigation tower dates back to 1927, with in the back the remaing Burgwall of Jaromarsburg
the Siebenschneiderstein is a 165 ton glacial erratic boulder, a reminder of the last Ice Age
