Ruegen (Rügen) is a German island off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea. Ruegen, Rugen, Rügen, Rᵫgen, or variation, may also refer to:
Places
edit- Principality of Rügen, a principality of the Holy Roman Empire, based around the island
- Duchy of Rugen, a duchy of the Kingdom of Denmark, predecessor to the principality
- Rügen (district), a former district of Germany based around the island, successor to the principality
- Vorpommern-Rügen, a district of Germany, successor to the district of Rugen
- Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I, an electoral district of Germany
- Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen (electoral district), an electoral district of Germany
- Nord-Rügen
- West-Rügen
- Vorpommern-Rügen, a district of Germany, successor to the district of Rugen
- Rügen Chalk (Ruegen Formation), a white chalk geologic formation in Germany
Military
edit- Operation Rügen, code name for the 1937 bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War
- Wars of the Rügen Succession (14th century)
- Battle of Rügen (disambiguation)
Other uses
edit- Strelasund Crossing, or Rügen Bridge, the bridge from the mainland to Rügen island
- Tyrone Rugen, a fictional character from The Princess Bride