title: List of churches on Rügen
text: # List of churches on Rügen
  
  On the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen there are 49 church buildings, of which 43 are Evangelical, three are New Apostolic and three are Roman Catholic churches. The Rügen Roman Catholic parish, the northernmost in the Archdiocese of Berlin, has its seat in St. Boniface's Church in Bergen auf Rügen. The oldest churches on Rügen date from the 12th century. The most recent churches were built in the 20th century, in order to satisfy the growing demand of the seaside resorts.
  
  ## List of churches
  
  In many cases it is difficult to give precise information about construction dates, because the churches were converted and extended. The overriding factor is the construction phase in which the building was given its present shape. Earliest recorded dates are usually just a terminus ante quem which only indicates the earliest date when the building must have existed, but not for how long up to that time. Sometimes it is also unclear whether a date refers to the current building or to a predecessor.
  
  The churches marked in bold font in the table are the parish churches of their respective parishes.
  
  | Location | Parish | Church | Primary building period | Features |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Altefähr | Altefähr | St. Nicholas' Church, Altefähr | 15th century | Valuable wall murals from the 15th century |
  | Altenkirchen | Altenkirchen | Altenkirchen Parish Church | 1168 | One of the oldest churches on the island |
  | Baabe | Sellin | Baabe Village Church | 1929 | One of the newest church buildings on Rügen |
  | Bergen auf Rügen | St. Boniface's, Bergen | St. Boniface's Church, Bergen | 1912 | Roman Catholic Parish Church |
  | Bergen auf Rügen | Bergen | St. Mary's Church, Bergen | 1193 | One of the oldest churches on the island |
  | Bergen auf Rügen | Parish of Bergen auf Rügen | | | New Apostolic Church |
  | Bessin | Rambin | Bessin Chapel | 1482 | Chapel |
  | Binz | Binz | Binz Village Church | 1913 | Chapel, 1911–1913 built in the Neo-Gothic style |
  | Binz | St. Boniface's, Bergen | Stella Maris (Binz) | 1925 | Roman Catholic daughter church |
  | Binz | Parish of Binz auf Rügen | | 20th century | New Apostolic Church |
  | Bobbin | Altenkirchen | St. Paul's Church, Bobbin | 1400 | Pilgrimage church |
  | Boldevitz | Bergen | Castle Chapel, Boldevitz | 1839 | Classicist chapel (1839) in which wedding are held. |
  | Garz/Rügen | Garz | St. Peter's Church, Garz | 1400 | Granite font probably older than the church |
  | Garz/Rügen | St. Boniface's, Bergen | Church of the Sacred Heart, Garz | 1913 | Roman Catholic daughter church |
  | Gingst | Gingst | St. James' Church, Gingst | 14th century | Baroque organ |
  | Glowe | Altenkirchen | Glowe Chapel | 1982 | Built in the style of a Finnhütte |
  | Göhren | Groß Zicker | Göhren Village Church | 1930 | |
  | Groß Zicker | Groß Zicker | Groß Zicker Village Church | 1400 | Oldest building on the Mönchgut |
  | Gustow | Poseritz | Gustow Village Church | 13th century | Carved figures from the 15th century |
  | Kasnevitz | Putbus | St. James' Church, Kasnevitz | 2nd half of the 14th century | |
  | Lancken-Granitz | Sellin | Lancken-Granitz Village Church | 15th century | Ceiling paintings from the 15th century |
  | Landow | Rambin | Landow Village Church | 1312 | Probably the oldest timber-framed church in Central Europe |
  | Middelhagen | Groß Zicker | St. Catherine's Church,Middelhagen | 1455 | |
  | Neuenkirchen | Neuenkirchen | Church of Mary Magdalene, Neuenkirchen | 14th/15th century | Bell from 1367 |
  | Patzig | Schaprode | St. Margaret's Church, Patzig | 1500 | Gothic hall church, baptismal font of granite made around 1250 |
  | Poseritz | Poseritz | St. Mary's Church, Poseritz | 1325 | Medieval altar with crucifixion group |
  | Putbus | Putbus | Putbus Castle Church | 1845 | Late Classicist church with basilica cross-section |
  | Ralswiek | Bergen | Ralswiek Wooden Church | 1907 | Swedish wooden church, first sited in Stockholm |
  | Rambin | Rambin | St. John's Church, Rambin | 1300 | Baptismal font from the 13th century, one of the oldest churches on the island |
  | Rappin | Neuenkirchen | St. Andrew's Church, Rappin | 1305 | Font basin from the second half of the 13th century |
  | Sagard | Sassnitz | St. Michael's Church, Sagard | 1210 | Second oldest and largest baroque organ on Rügen |
  | Samtens | Rambin | Samtens Church | 15th century | Brick church, interior converted to the baroque style |
  | Sassnitz | Sassnitz | St. John's Church, Sassnitz | 1883 | Asymmetric, Neo-Gothic church |
  | Sassnitz | Parish of Sassnitz auf Rügen | | | New Apostolic Church |
  | Schaprode | Schaprode | St. John's Church, Schaprode | 15th century | Pilgrimage church, predecessor dates to the 12th century |
  | Sehlen | Garz | Dankeskirche (Sehlen) | 1866 | |
  | Sellin | Sellin | Church of Grace, Sellin | 1912 | Grüneberg organ |
  | Sellin | St. Boniface's, Bergen | Maria Meeresstern (Sellin) | 1912 | Roman Catholic daughter church |
  | Swantow | Poseritz | St. Stephen's Church, Swantow | 15th century | Mixed design of fieldstone and brick |
  | Thiessow | Sellin | Jesu-Sieg-Kapelle | | |
  | Trent | Schaprode | St. Catherine's Church, Trent | 15th century | Gothic, triple-aisled church with wooden, carved, baroque altar |
  | Vilmnitz | Putbus | Church of Mary Magdalene, Vilmnitz | 13th century | |
  | Vitt | Altenkirchen | Vitter Chapel | 1816 | Octagonal building |
  | Wiek | Wiek | St. George of Wiek Parish Church | 15th century | Gothic brick church with wooden equestrian painting Ritter Georg zu Pferde (around 1500) |
  | Zirkow | Binz | St. John's Church, Zirkow | 15th century | Brick church with pulpit altar, confessional boxes and baptismal angel from the first half of the 18th century |
  | Zudar | Garz | St. Laurence's Church, Zudar | 1318 | Pilgrimage church |
  
  ## Literature
  
  * Tourismuszentrale Rügen (Herausgeber): Gotteshäuser: Dorf- und Stadtkirchen auf Rügen und in Stralsund, Bergen 2003
  