Hiddensee is an island in Mecklenburg Vorpommern just to the west of Rügen.

Understand

It was a holiday destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic (GDR) times, and continues to attract tourists today.

Hiddensee is almost 17 km long, about 250 metres wide at its narrowest point, and about 3.7 km wide at its broadest point.

The following settlements are on the island, from north to south: Grieben, Kloster, Vitte, and Neuendorf.

It has frequent, brisk and changeable winds and long periods of sunshine. This averages 1,850 hours per year. As a result, Hiddensee is one of the sunniest places in Germany.

Get in

By boat

The island can be reached via several ship connections from Stralsund (seasonally limited), and from Schaprode on Rügen Island, operated by the Weiße Flotte "Reederei Hiddensee".

Get around

Motorcars are not allowed on this island, meaning you can breath free of their noise, exhaust and the danger of crashes.

Horse-drawn carts are used for passenger transport and some goods traffic. However, the most frequently used means of transportation is the bicycle.

See

• 1 Lietzenburg. A villa containing among other things Ferienwohnungen. It is a listed Art Nouveau villa built by the painter Oskar Kruse in 1904/1905.  
• 2 Inselkirche Hiddensee (island church).  
• 3 Gerhart-Hauptmann-Museum. A museum about the writer Gerhart Hauptmann, who spent the summer months here with his wife from 1930 to 1943.  
• 4 Heimatmuseum Hiddensee, kontakt@heimatmuseum-hiddensee.de.  
• 5 Blaue Scheune. A Low German half-timbered house from the beginning of the 19th century. It house the gallery of the owner Günter Fink.  
• 6 Dornbusch Lighthouse. 102 steps lead up to the tower, which is open to visitors.  
• 7 Gellen lighthouse (Leuchtfeuer Gellen). A 12.3-m-high structure.  

Do

• 1 Surf und Segel Hiddensee, Nordende 163, ☏ +49 38300 60525, info@surfundsegelhiddensee.de. Offering surfing and sailing classes as well as boat rental 

Eat

• 1 Altes Gasthaus zum Enddorn, Dorfstrasse 8, Grieben, ☏ +49 38300 60833. May-Sep 11:00-21:00. Traditional good simple food, big portions (updated Dec 2019)
• 2 Schillings Hafenamt, Hafenweg 11, Kloster, ☏ +49 38309 708599, post@schillings-hafenamt.de. (updated Jan 2020)
• 3 Zum Hiddenseer, Wiesenweg 22, Vitte, ☏ +49 38300 419, fax: +49 38300 608900, zumhiddenseer@t-online.de. 17:00-?. (updated Jan 2020)
• 4 Buhne XI, Norderende 104, Vitte, ☏ +49 38300 299, fax: +49 38300 60777, mail@hiddensee-buhne11.de. (updated Jan 2020)
• 5 Hafenkater - Schillings Fischhaus, Achtern Diek, Vitte, ☏ +49 38300 1216, miau@hafenkater.de. A fish place (updated Jan 2020)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Enddorn, Dorfstraße 6, Grieben, ☏ +49 38300 460, fax: +49 38300 68094, enddorn@enddorn.de. (updated Dec 2019)
• 2 Hotel Hitthim, Hafenweg 8, Kloster, ☏ +49 38300 6660, fax: +49 38300 66618, hitthim@hitthim.de. (updated Dec 2019)
• 3 Appartement-Haus Dornbusch, Weißer Weg 2-3, Kloster, ☏ +49 38300 60400, fax: +49 38300 6040140, rezeption@hiddensee-dornbusch.de. (updated Dec 2019)
• 4 Pension Zum Klausner, Im Dornbuschwald 1, Kloster, ☏ +49 38300 6610, fax: +49 38300 66120, info@klausner-hiddensee.de. (updated Jan 2020)
• 5 Pension Haus Hiddensee, Kirchweg 31, Kloster, ☏ +49 38300 335, mail@haus-hiddensee.de. (updated Jan 2020)
• 6 Pension Wieseneck, Kirchweg 18, Kloster, ☏ +49 38300 316, fax: +49 38300 68024, info@wieseneck-hiddensee.de. (updated Jan 2020)
• 7 Hotel Godewind, Süderende 53, Vitte, ☏ +49 38300 6600, fax: +49 38300 660222, godewind@hotelgodewind.de. (updated Dec 2019)
• 8 Strandhotel, An der Sprenge 22, Vitte, ☏ +49 38300 241, fax: +49 38300 60585, info@strandhotel-vitte.de. Off season: double from €55/night, peak season: double from €59/night. (updated Dec 2019)
• 9 Post Hiddensee Appartements, Wiesenweg 26, Vitte, ☏ +49 38300 6430, fax: +49 38300 64333, info@hotel-post-hiddensee.de. Apartment from €70/night, double from €65. (updated Dec 2019)
• 10 Dünenhaus Vitte, Süderende 70, Vitte, ☏ +49 38300 6400, fax: +49 38300 64064. (updated Jan 2020)
• 11 Hotelanlage Heiderose, In den Dünen 127, Vitte (zwischen Vitte und Neuendorf), ☏ +49 38300 630, fax: +49 38300 63124, anfrage@hiddensee-heiderose.de. (updated Dec 2019)
• 12 Pension Stranddistel, Plogshagen 15, Neuendorf, ☏ +49 38300 393, fax: +49 38300 609588, info@stranddistel-hiddensee.de. (updated Jan 2020)
• 13 Pension & Gasthus zur Boje, Königsbarg 18, Neuendorf, ☏ +49 38300 6520, fax: +49 38300 608977, info@zur-boje-hiddensee.de. (updated Jan 2020)