Schaprode

Schaprode is a municipality in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern ( Germany ). The community is managed by the Office West Rügen based in the community Samtens.

Geography

The municipality is located in the northwestern part of the Rügen Muttlandes, about 20 kilometers northwest of the city of Bergen on Rügen. It is bounded on the north by Wieker Bodden, on the south by the Udarser Wiek, on the west by the Schaproder Bodden and to the northwest by the Vitter Bodden. The only neighboring municipality of Schaprode is Trent in the east. The so-called "stumbling hook " - four kilometers north of the main town Schaprode - marked on the municipality the narrowest point between the islands of Rügen and Hiddensee that separate there only 1000 feet apart. In the surrounding coastal Schaprode is the island Öhe.

Community structure

The municipality Schaprode include the districts:

• Granskevitz
• Lehsten
• Neuholstein
• Poggenhof

• Schaprode
• Seehof
• Litter
• Udars

History

The environment was until 1326 part of the Principality of Rügen and then the Duchy of Pomerania. With the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 complaints and thus the area of Schaprode became a part of Swedish Pomerania. In 1815 Schaprode came as part of Neuvorpommern the Prussian province of Pomerania. Since 1818 Schaprode belonged to the circle or district Rügen. In the years 1952 to 1955 it was the county mountains belong. The village belonged until 1990 to Rügen county in the district of Rostock and in the same year part of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern. The 1990 re- designated as the Rügen was 2011 in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen.

The manor with the castle Granskevitz was originally owned by the family von Platen. Parts of the farmhouse date back to 1570. The building was in the 19th century but in 1765 and substantially rebuilt and extended. The estate was owned until 1945 by Charles Schultz. He founded in 1911 the seed company " Nordsaat ". Today, the estate is once again in possession of the Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH.

Schaprode is one of the oldest settlement sites on the island of Rügen. The documentary first mention of Schaprode took place in 1193. Probably was at Schaprode a Slavic prince seat.

The center contains pipe roof covered fishermen's cottages, which have partly historical carved front doors. On the walls sayings are often attached - both in high German as well as in the local platform variant. The St. John's Church is a Gothic brick building dating from the 15th century. The interior of the building is designed by a mostly Baroque interior.

Policy

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 9 November 1999 by the Home Office and registered under No. 197 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Blazon: "Under a green shield main, two averted lying therein and with the stalks diagonally crossed gold ears of wheat, split and five times against shared by silver and blue; on the gap a golden anchor. "

The coat of arms was designed by the Sagarder Gerhard Koggelmann.

Flag

The flag was approved on 21 January 2000 by the Home Office.

The flag of the municipality consists of green cloth, covered with a white -fringed, through Blue Cross. The height of the cross arms is one-third that of the skirt one-twentieth the amount of bunting. In the middle of the bunting is above all, the municipal coat of arms, which occupies two thirds of the height of the flag cloth. The height of the flag cloth is related to the length as 3:5.

The flag was designed by Gerhard heraldist Koggelmann.

Attractions

→ See: List of monuments in Schaprode

• St. John's Church, Gothic brick building dating from the 15th century
• Mansion Granskevitz, built from 1570, owned by Messrs. rebuilt from the Platen, in the 17th and 19th centuries
• Manor scatter, knights seat of the family of the East
• Mansion Udars, built in the second half of the 17th century
• Observation tower at the Udarser Wiek allows ornithologists in particular the observation of bird movements
• On stumbling hook in the north of the community is the " Sweden 's Lair", 1700-1720 arisen to protect the entrance to Stralsund

Economy

Significant for the community and all complaints is the port of Schaprode, over the proceeds of the Hauptfährverkehr to Hiddensee. The port provides for tourists and residents is the only year-round opportunity to reach the island and is frequented by ferries and taxi boats. In addition, wrong about the Schaproder port the load ferry Vitte, go to the supply vehicles to Hiddensee. During their stay on the car-free island most tourists make their vehicles in the parking area of the port. In the area of ​​storage space for the visitors of Hiddensee a separate industry has developed, except the two public car parks includes several privately owned parking.

Much of the day-trippers with the aim Hiddensee travels by bus from Bergen auf Rügen to Schaprode. A supplementary bus service to Schaprode is in the winter months when the ferry from Stralsund is set to Hiddensee. During this time a bus is set up as a replacement ship traffic from Stralsund.

Historical Views

The place c.1963

The place in February 1963