The Zudar is a peninsula on the German Baltic Sea island of

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. It is about 18

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s in area and sharply divided.

Location

The peninsula lies between the bay of Schoritzer Wiek, the lagoon of

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(the northern part of the

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. The peninsula is 900 metres wide at its narrowest point, and its highest elevation is found in the east of the peninsula at a height of . The Zudar also has the southernmost point of Rügen, the '' Palmer Ort''

History

Until 12 June 2004 the municipality of Zudar that lies on the peninsula was independent. From that date it was incorporated into the town of Garz.Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2004

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This also affected the former Zudar parishes of Freudenberg, Foßberg, Glewitz, Grabow, Losentitz, Maltzien, Poppelvitz and Zicker. In 1854, Max Hofmeier, who was later a

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and head of the

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, was born on Zudar.

Sights

* St. Laurence's Church (''St.-Laurentius-Kirche'') * 1963 farmworkers' houses (''Landarbeiterhäuser'')

Transport

The Glewitz Ferry – the second most important link between Rügen and the mainland after the fixed Strelasund Bridge – runs between Stahlbrode and the Zudar.

References

{{Coord, 54, 14, 41, N, 13, 22, 36, E, type:isle_region:DE-MV, display=title Peninsulas of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Peninsulas of the Baltic Sea Vorpommern-Rügen Geography of Rügen