# Vitt

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{{about|the village in Germany on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen|other uses|Vitt (disambiguation)}}
thumb|Vitt fishing village
thumb|Houses in Vitt
thumb|Chapel near Vitt

The fishing village of '''Vitt''' lies on the German [Baltic Sea](/source/Baltic_Sea) island of [Rügen](/source/R%C3%BCgen), more precisely on the [Wittow](/source/Wittow) peninsula near [Cape Arkona](/source/Cape_Arkona).<ref name="VaR"/> The village is part of the municipality of [Putgarten](/source/Putgarten). Because of its location in a coastal gully on the [cliffed coast](/source/cliffed_coast), called [Liete](/source/Liete), Vitt is not visible from afar. However, from the edge of the gully there is a view over the thatched roofs of the village. It is a popular tourist destination; often described as "the most romantic place on Rügen".<ref name="VaR">http://www.vitt-ruegen.de/ ''Vitt auf Rügen''] at www.vitt-ruegen.de. Accessed on 19 May 2012.</ref><ref name="Fdorf">[http://suite101.de/article/das-fischerdorf-vitt-auf-ruegen-a59528 ''Das Fischerdorf Vitt auf Rügen''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519070407/http://suite101.de/article/das-fischerdorf-vitt-auf-ruegen-a59528 |date=2012-05-19 }} at suite101.de. Accessed on 19 May 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.ruegen-hiddensee.de/Sehenswertes/Vitt---der-romantischste-Ort-Ruegens.html ''Vitt - der romantischste Ort Rügens''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205055250/http://www.ruegen-hiddensee.de/Sehenswertes/Vitt---der-romantischste-Ort-Ruegens.html |date=2017-02-05 }} at www.ruegen-hiddensee.de. Accessed on 19 May 2012.</ref> The ''Marco Polo'' guide rates it as one of the top 15 highlights on the island of Rügen.<ref>Sucher, Kerstin and Wurlitzer, Bernd (2011) ''Rügen, Hiddensee, Stralsund'', Marco Polo, p. 5, {{ISBN|978-3-8297-0536-3}}.</ref>

== Name ==

The name Vitt is derived from the word ''Vitte(n)/Witte'' ([German:](/source/German_language) "depot of a [Hanseatic town](/source/Hanseatic_town) where fish was processed"; [Swedish:](/source/Swedish_language) {{lang|sw|vittja}} = "landing place, trading post and stockyard"). Actually  Vitt was only a temporarily occupied ''Vitte'' from the outset where fish that had been caught were processed (cf. [Vitte](/source/Vitte)). The name could however also come from ''Vit'', a common Slavic name (for the founder of a settlement), or ''witt'' for "white" because of its white houses.<ref name="Fdorf"/>

Because there is no record of its foundation, the exact age of the village is unknown. According to the reports of Danish historian, [Saxo Grammaticus](/source/Saxo_Grammaticus), the village was probably already in existence by the 10th century as a fishing and trading port belonging to the [Slavic](/source/Slavic_peoples) [Jaromarsburg](/source/Jaromarsburg) on Cape Arkona.<ref name="Fdorf"/>

It was first mentioned in the records on 25 May 1290, when the Rügen prince, [Witzlaw II](/source/Witzlaw_II), granted the place the right and freedom to fish.<ref name="Fdorf"/>

Above the village is the little [Vitt Chapel](/source/Vitt_Chapel), whose construction began in 1806 and was finally completed in 1816. It was built because more and more visitors came to hear the shore sermons of [Altenkirchen](/source/Altenkirchen_(R%C3%BCgen)) pastor, [Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten](/source/Ludwig_Gotthard_Kosegarten), and there was no room for several of the visitors in the fishing huts during bad weather.<ref name="Fdorf"/>

The village, which is under heritage protection is very well preserved and receives a constant stream of tourists. In the small harbour, trips in fishing boats around Cape Arkona may be booked.

Vitt is best accessed on bicycle, horse-drawn coach or with the ''Arkona-Bahn'' from Putgarten. No private cars are allowed because driving around the cape is only allowed with special permission.

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.vitt-ruegen.de/ ''Vitt auf Rügen'' homepage]
* [http://www.ruegen-hiddensee.de/Sehenswertes/Vitt---der-romantischste-Ort-Ruegens.html ''Vitt - der romantischste Ort Rügens'' ("Vitt - the Most Romantic Place on Rügen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205055250/http://www.ruegen-hiddensee.de/Sehenswertes/Vitt---der-romantischste-Ort-Ruegens.html |date=2017-02-05 }} {{in lang|de}}

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Category:Vorpommern-Rügen
Category:Putgarten
Category:Towns and villages on Rügen
Category:Wittow

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