Bergen auf Rügen is a railway station in the town of Bergen auf Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The station lies on the Stralsund-Sassnitz railway and Bergen auf Rügen–Lauterbach Mole railway and was opened in 1883. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn Fernverkehr, Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH, Pressnitztalbahn and Hanseatische Eisenbahn. The narrow gauge line to Altenkirchen was closed in 1970.
Bergen auf Rügen railway station
IC train at Bergen auf Rügen
Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Since 1 January 2005, Bergen has moreover been the administrative seat of the Amt of Bergen auf Rügen, which with a population of over 23,000 is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's most populous Amt.
Panorama
Bergen in 1615
Aerial view over Bergen today
Relief in the west facade of St. Mary's Church