Hiddensee

Hiddensee
Municipality
Dornbusch Lighthouse on Hiddensee Island
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hiddensee within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Hiddensee Show map of Germany Hiddensee Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 54°32′24″N 13°5′34″E / 54.54000°N 13.09278°E / 54.54000; 13.09278
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.	West-Rügen
Area
• Total	19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Highest elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,010
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18565
Dialling codes	038300
Vehicle registration	RÜG
Website	website

Hiddensee (German pronunciation: [ˈhɪdn̩zeː] ^ⓘ) is a car-free island in the Baltic Sea,^[2] located west of Germany's largest island, Rügen, on the German coast.

The island has about 1,000 inhabitants. It was a holiday destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic (GDR) times, and continues to attract tourists today. It is the location of the University of Greifswald's ornithological station. Gerhart Hauptmann and Walter Felsenstein are buried there.