Palmer Ort

The Palmer is the southernmost point of the island of Rügen and at the same time belonging to Rügen Zudar peninsula. The cape is part of the territory of the municipality Garz / Rügen.

Location

The Palmer marked the transition from the Bay of Greifswald to Stralsund. Country side is the Palmer place a small coastal protective forests upstream. Through this a forest path, which is designed in part as a nature trail Know Your World, to Palmer. The nearest town is about 1 km north-east area, this small settlement Grabow. At the Palmer place itself is a narrow natural sand beach that is frequented because of its remoteness only slightly from visitors. Angler use the beach area for fishing for pike.

In winter it is more common in ice conditions on Palmer to Eisaufstauungen that can reach a height of several meters.

Palmer place in history

In 1372, a ship sank off the Palmer place by storm with 90 pilgrims on board who were on a pilgrimage to St. Lawrence Church in Zudar. The belief in a picture of Mary located there, the miracle activity was rumored disappeared after this disaster.

During the Pomeranian campaign in the Great Northern War, the Palmer was the scene of hostilities. An invasion fleet of Prussia, Denmark and Saxony from 500 ships headed for the Palmer place on 11 November 1715. Sweden, to which complaints belonged, had assembled his forces in the area of ​​Palmer place. From the peninsula Zudar from the invasion fleet was fired, but without significant losses occurred. The fleet intended not actually landing on held by Sweden with strong forces Palmer, but at first was due to unfavorable wind conditions not implement the actual landing plan. A few days later, a large part of the fleet sat in the fog, by the Swedes unnoticed, to the northeast and landed unharmed in large Stresow. This is followed there reminded one of the pillars of Prussia. Some ships had remained in front of the Palmer place to simulate a possible landing attempt.

Palmer as patron

1968 buoy tender of the People's Navy of the GDR to the name Palmer was baptized place. The city of Stralsund named a street as a place to Palmer.

Credentials

54.2209113.39331Koordinaten: 54 ° 13 ' 15 " N, 13 ° 23' 36" E

  • Garz / Rügen
  • Bay of Greifswald
  • Geography (Rügen)
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