The largest island from Germany: Rügen

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Rügen is Germany's largest island by area. The island has been one of Germany's most favored travel destinations for centuries and counted luminaries like Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein among its regular guests.

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(left) The Jasmund National Park is a nature reserve in the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island. In 2011 the beech forest in Jasmund National Park was added to UNESCO World Heritage List.