Reinberg is a village and in the municipality of

Sundhagen Sundhagen is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, located in Amt Miltzow in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen. Sundhagen was constituted on 7 June 2009 by fusion of the following municipalities:Stralsund Stralsund (; Swedish: ''Strålsund''), officially the Hanseatic City of Stralsund ( German: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin, ...

and

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostoc ...

on the B 105 federal road in northeastern Germany. To the north the former municipality of Reinberg borders on the

Strelasund The Strelasund or Strela Sound is a sound or lagoon of the Baltic Sea which separates Rügen from the German mainland. It is crossed by a road and rail bridge called the Rügendamm in Stralsund. It runs northwest to southeast from a small shallow ...

From the village of Stahlbrode that used to belong to it, there is a car ferry to the island of

Rügen Rügen (; la, Rugia, ) is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, w ...

(

Zudar The Zudar is a peninsula on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. It is about 18 square kilometres in area and sharply divided. Location The peninsula lies between the bay of Schoritzer Wiek, the lagoon of Rügischer Bodden (the northe ...

peninsula).

History

In 1220 construction began on the church and in 1325 Reinberg was mentioned for the first time in the records. On the dissolution of the

Principality of Rügen The Principality of Rügen; da, Fyrstendømmet Rygien; pl, Księstwo rugijskie; la, Rugia was a Danish principality, formerly a duchy, consisting of the island of Rügen and the adjacent mainland from 1168 until 1325. It was governed by a loc ...

in 1325, the village transferred to the

Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania (german: Herzogtum Pommern; pl, Księstwo Pomorskie; Latin: ''Ducatus Pomeraniae'') was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins''). The countr ...

. From the end of the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battl ...

to the year 1815 the region belonged to

Swedish Pomerania Swedish Pomerania ( sv, Svenska Pommern; german: Schwedisch-Pommern) was a dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815 on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden hel ...

and thereafter to the Prussian Province of Pomerania. Until 1952 Reinberg was part of the district of

Grimmen Grimmen (; csb, Grzëmié) is a town in Vorpommern-Rügen, a district in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Prior to 2011, when district reforms were made in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, it was the capital of the now bygone Nordvorpomme ...

within the ''Bezirk'' of

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, ...

to 1994. Since 1990 it has also bee part of the state of

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in pop ...

. On 7 June 2009 the hitherto independent municipality of Reinsberg merged with those of

Behnkendorf Behnkendorf is a village and a former municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 7 June 2009, it is part of the Sundhagen Sundhagen is a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, located in ...

Brandshagen Brandshagen is a village and a former municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the Pomeranian mainland opposite the island of Rügen. It was named after ''Borante'', an early member of ...

, Horst, Kirchdorf,

Miltzow Miltzow is a village and a former municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 7 June 2009, it is part of the Sundhagen municipality. Transport Miltzow railway station connects Miltzow with Stralsund ...

and Wilmshagen to form the new municipality of Sundhagen. The former municipality consists of the villages of Oberhinrichshagen, Falkenhagen, Dömitzow and Stahlbrode.

Sights

Amongst the sights of Reinberg are its Gothic village church, the '' Sühnestein'' monument on the cemetery wall that dates to the 15th century and the

Reinberg Lime The Reinberg Lime (german: Reinberger Linde) is a roughly 1,000-year-old lime tree by the village church in Reinberg in the German district of Vorpommern-Rügen. The age of the lime tree, which has been designated as a natural monument is ...

, which was the largest tree in Germany in the 19th century. The age of the tree is around 1,000 years. It is possible that the lime had been planted before the foundation and consecration of the church. Near the tree is the grave of the father of surgeons,

Theodor Billroth Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (26 April 18296 February 1894) was a German surgeon and amateur musician. As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. As a musician, he was a close friend and con ...

. The ''Sühnestein'' ("Atonement Stone") has a kneeling figure with hands clasped, next to

Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religi ...

on the cross. Above the cross, between two roses, are the initials "''J.N.R.J.''" and the words: "''domini miserere mei''". The weathered inscription above the crucified Jesus probably originally ran: "''orate pro ravno van barneko''". It may also be read as "''orate pro heyno van der beken''", however there is no record of a van der Beken family. The princely councillor and ''

Landvogt A ''Vogt'' (plural ''Vögte'') was a title and office in the Old Swiss Confederacy, inherited from the feudal system of the Holy Roman Empire, corresponding to the English ''reeve''. The German term ''Vogtei'' is ultimately a loan from Latin '' ...

'', Raven Barnekow, however, was sentenced to death and executed in Stralsund in 1453 as a result of false allegations.Julius von Bohlen-Bohlendorf: ''Der Bischofs-Roggen und die Güter des Bisthums Roeskild auf Rügen im erblichen Besitz der Barnekow und Umriß der Geschichte dieses adlichen, freigerrlichen und gräflichen Geshlechts.'' E. Hingst Stralsund 1850, p. 175ff This suggests this expiatory cross (''Sühnekreuz'') was erected in his memory. File:Reinberg bei Greifswald, Dorfkirche Ansicht (2008-07-29).JPG, Village church File:Reinberg-linde.jpg, The Reinberg Lime File:Reinberg-mordstein.jpg, Sühnestein

References

{{authority control Former municipalities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Vorpommern-Rügen