Big Zicker

Bodden landscape near Groß Zicker

Groß Zicker is a district of the municipality of Mönchgut in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ( Germany ). It is located on the south side of the Zickersches Berge, also called Zickersche Alps, a little east of the Zickersches Höft . These dry hills, up to 65 meters high, are part of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve and the Mönchgut nature reserve and are farmed extensively with sheep . Groß Zicker also includes Groß Zicker expansion , also known as "Rollmopshausen", as a fish factory was located there during the GDR era . During the GDR era, a holiday camp was operated in Groß Zicker .

history

The place name probably goes back to the Slavic word for titmouse , Sikor . The place was first mentioned in the Knýtlinga saga as "Tikarey", "Portus Tikarey", "Trikareyjar" (uncertain) or "Trikarey". This also meant the town of Klein Zicker .

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent municipality of Groß Zicker was incorporated into the municipality of Gager .

On January 1, 2018, Gager merged with Middelhagen and Thiessow to form the new Mönchgut community. Groß Zicker, until then a district of Gager, became a district of the newly founded community.

Attractions

See also : List of architectural monuments in Mönchgut (municipality)

• The parish widow's house , built in 1720, is located in Groß Zicker and is a Low German hall house with a pointed thatched roof .
• The village church Groß Zicker is also worth seeing .
• There are various natural monuments in the village and in the surrounding countryside.

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  Parish widow house in Groß Zicker

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  Village church in Groß Zicker

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  View from Bakenberg near Groß Zicker towards Thiessow

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  Fishing boat in the harbor

Web links

Commons : Groß Zicker  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Viewpoints on the island of Rügen: Zickersche Mountains / Zickersche Alps. Private website: https://www.ruegenmagic.de , accessed on February 14, 2020.
• View of Groß Zicker. Photo by B. Niedermeier on Flickr , Taken May 10, 2019, Accessed February 25, 2020.

Coordinates: 54 ° 17 ′ 48 ″  N , 13 ° 40 ′ 59 ″  E

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mönchgut Granitz, cycling and hiking map, Dr. Lutz Gebhardt, Ilmenau and Ostseebad Wustrow, 2004, ISBN 3-929993-29-5
2. ^ Journal for historical theology, second volume, published by Joh. Ambn Barth, Leipzig, 1832
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Mémoires de la Société royale des antiquaires du Nord, Volume 1, Copenhagen, page 105
4. ^ ^{A b} Carl Gustav Fabricius - Documents on the history of the principality, Rügen, among the native princes, Volume 1
5. ↑ From 2018 new community Mönchgut , Ostseezeitung from August 1, 2017, accessed on August 28, 2017
6. ↑ Change of area and name approval . Announcement of the Ministry of the Interior and Europe of August 8, 2017 - II 300 - 177-5.13W-2011 / 022-012 - Official Gazette for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania No. 33 of August 21, 2017, p. 564