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Cape Arkona is a point of interest due to an ancient temple fortress and an old lighthouse.

The temple fortress of Arkona was the religious and political centre of the Slavic principality of Rügen in the early Middle Ages. The temple was dedicated to the deity Swiatowid , who was depicted with four heads. The temple was housed an important horse oracle in Slavic times, where the behaviour of a white stallion decided about peace and war. Today, only about a quarter of the old fortress are left, as the chalk-promontory it was built on is slowly eroded by the Baltic. Rescue excavations are in progress.

In 1168 Arkona was destroyed by Danish invaders (see Absalon). This event preceded the Christianisation.

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