Ruden (island)

For the town in Austria, see Ruden, Austria.
Ruden Island from the southeast

Ruden is a small island in the Baltic Sea, between Rügen and Usedom off the German coast. Ruden belongs to the municipality of Kröslin, in the German state (Bundesland) of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Before the storm tide of All Saints Day in 1304, Ruden was probably part of a land bridge between Usedom and Rügen.

Today, the Ruden is a nature reserve. On the island there is a private mating station where colonies of Buckfast bees are kept and used for breeding,[1] since the adverse environmental conditions and the distance to the nearest mainland mean that the population cannot mix with other bee colonies.

References

  1. ^ Pientka, Wolfgang (29 March 2013). "LBMV e.V. - Belegstelle Ruden". Landesverband der Buckfastimker Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

54°12′N 13°46′E / 54.200°N 13.767°E / 54.200; 13.767


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