Hiddensee
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Hiddensee is a carfree island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Rügen on the German coast.
The island, located 54°33' north longitude 13°07' east, has about 1,300 inhabitants. It was a popular vacation destination for East Germany and continues to attract tourists today with its natural beauty. It is the location of the University of Greifswald's ornithological station. Gerhart Hauptmann and Walter Felsenstein are buried there.
See also: List of islands of Germany.
Hiddensee is depicted in a painting of the same name by the German Expressionist artist, Walter Grammatté. It is currently being displayed in the Brücke Museum in Berlin.
[edit] External links
- http://www.seebad-hiddensee.de
- Website about the Baltic Sea Island Hiddensee with impressions and small video
- Pictures from the Island Hiddensee
- Hiddensee Photos on board the Soviet Missile Corvette Hiddensee at the Battleship Cove Naval Museum in Fall River, MA
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