TheZudar (German pronunciation:[ˈtsuːdaʁ]) is a peninsula on the German Baltic Sea island ofRügen. It is about 18 square kilometres in area and sharply divided.
The peninsula lies between the bay ofSchoritzer Wiek, the lagoon ofRügischer Bodden (the northern part of theGreifswalder Bodden) and the southwestern entrance to theStrelasund.
The peninsula is 900 metres wide at its narrowest point, and its highest elevation is found in the east of the peninsula at a height of25 m above NN. The Zudar also has the southernmost point of Rügen, thePalmer Ort
Until 12 June 2004 the municipality of Zudar that lies on the peninsula was independent. From that date it was incorporated into the town ofGarz.[1] This also affected the former Zudar parishes of Freudenberg, Foßberg, Glewitz, Grabow, Losentitz, Maltzien, Poppelvitz and Zicker.
In 1854,Max Hofmeier, who was later agynaecologist and head of theUniversity of Würzburg, was born on Zudar.
The Glewitz Ferry – the second most important link between Rügen and the mainland after the fixedStrelasund Bridge – runs between Stahlbrode and the Zudar.
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