Legendary Charenza

Many legends and stories surround the ancient Slavic Charenza on the island of Rügen. The special exhibition at the Garz Museum shows how the imposing appearance of the Garz castle rampart has fired people's imagination for many centuries and has challenged historical research to this day.

The museum's historical library, unique on Rügen, preserves numerous literary sources on the history of the famous Slavic Charenza. The exhibition provides insights into the imaginative genre and points to unsolved mysteries from the early history of Garz - the oldest town on Rügen.