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Billroth House in Bergen on Rügen
Billrothstraße 17
18528 Bergen auf Rügen
The Billroth House in Bergen auf Rügen - birthplace of a surgical pioneer
In the heart of Bergen auf Rügen, Germany's largest island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, stands a special piece of medical history: the Billroth House. Built in 1800 as a town house, the building is the birthplace of Theodor Billroth, who was born here on April 26, 1829. Billroth is considered one of the most important surgeons of the 19th century and spent his early years in Bergen before later moving to Greifswald - another important city on the Baltic coast.
Theodor Billroth - pioneer of modern surgical methods
Billroth's career took him via Göttingen and Berlin to Zurich, where he was appointed Professor of Surgery in 1859. He achieved his greatest medical breakthrough in 1881 at the University of Vienna with the first successful gastric resection. He was also responsible for the systematic creation of medical charts - a practice that is still taken for granted in medicine today. In 1892, while he was still alive, a bronze commemorative plaque on his house honored his work. Billroth died in 1894 and was buried in Vienna.
The house today - experience history on RügenSince 1998, the Billroth House has been supported by the German Society of Surgery, which honors Theodor Billroth's legacy. As part of the "Billroth House Concert" series of events, the historic rooms are open to the public and offer an authentic insight into the cultural life of Bergen on Rügen.
How to get to the Billroth House in Bergen auf Rügen
The nearest train station is Bergen auf Rügen, which is only about 1.2 km away, making it easy to get here by train. By car, you can reach Bergen via the Samtens highway junction in around 9.6 km. If you come to Rügen by ferry, you can use the nearest ferry port, which is around 9.2 km away.
Further sights in Bergen auf Rügen
Inca
📍 Bergen auf Rügen
Inka's art is repeatedly praised by viewers for the positive, soothing aura that the individual works have. Vibrant colors, lightness and brilliance characterize Inka's paintings. Inka's art is known for this in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Tokyo, Miami and at www.Galerie-Inka.de. Inka's art is repeatedly praised by viewers for the positive, soothing aura that the individual works have. Vibrant colors, lightness and brilliance characterize Inka's paintings. The viewer is immediately drawn into a world of joie de vivre, flowing energy, power and dancing colors. This world of joy invites you to be touched, to be infected by its lightness, to linger in its brilliance. And this is exactly how one visitor described it at the vernissage on March 2 at the Bergen City Museum on Rügen, where the solo show "Inca: Retrospective of Half a Century" runs until May 28, 2024: "I went straight home after the vernissage and did nothing else there but sit quietly on a chair and enjoy these wonderful energies that I had soaked up from your pictures." The fact that Inka's artworks usually have an uplifting effect is partly due to the clear, strong colors. On the other hand, it is also due to the fact that Inka connects herself with positive, healing forces during the painting process and thus impregnates these energies into her works. For Inka, painting is an act of joy, sensuality and gratitude. Inka's works have been shown in 56 exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, as well as in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and at the ARTBOX Project Miami 3.0. At KUNST:OFFEN 2024, Inka is participating in the collective exhibition at St. Spiritus in Greifswald, as well as at the Bergen City Museum. Inka's studio is also open all year round for interested parties by appointment. Please send your request to info@galerie-inka.de
Forest stage Rügen
📍 Bergen auf Rügen
OPEN AIR concerts, shows and events. Party hard, dance, sing, enjoy or simply relax and unwind. There's nothing you can't do here - at the Waldbühne Rügen, probably the most beautiful open-air stage in the north! The Waldbühne Rügen GmbH & Co. KG, the operator of the Waldbühne Rügen, has established the open-air stage on the Rugard in Bergen auf Rügen, which can accommodate over 5,000 visitors, as a top address for music, shows and other events since 2020. The stage offers around 4,500 seats and 800 standing places, plus a large VIP lounge with preferential admission, the best stage view, as well as selected drinks and the Waldbühne buffet included. A great deal has also been invested in the artists and their performances. The stage technology, the backstage area and the catering at the Waldbühne Rügen certainly have nothing to hide from the big names in the event industry, as Nena, Howard Carpendale, Pietro Lombardi, Beatrice Egli, Alligatoah and Oonagh, among others, have already experienced. Tickets: Reservix, Eventim, box office
seamwork.paperart
📍 Bergen auf Rügen
Fine seams in paper - Ute Matthiesen creates paper in the heart of Bergen auf Rügen. Extraordinary art is created at the sewing machine: sewn watercolors and collages as well as exclusive art cards. Originally coming from architecture, Ute Matthiesen uses seams as a fine and visible collage technique. Discover the "fine seams in paper": wonderful cards and extraordinary pictures - in a technique that you have probably never seen before. The studio gallery is located in the center of Bergen auf Rügen, in Kirchstraße not far from the portal of St. Mary's Church. Ute Matthiesen is usually absorbed in her work - even during opening hours. So please don't be surprised, but ring the bell so that she can open the door for you. You are very welcome and never disturb us.
Events in Bergen auf Rügen
23. May 2026, 08:00–16:00
Art studio HARWITT
📍 HARRYWITT Design nach Ihren Wünschen!
Art:Open 2026 in Western Pomerania
21. August 2026, 18:00–20:00
Howard Carpendale - A SUMMER WITH YOU
📍 Waldbühne Rügen
Howard Carpendale on the Waldbühne Rügen!
28. August 2026, 17:00–19:00
Gregor Gysi - Book reading
📍 Parkhotel Rügen
Gregor Gysi comes to the Parkhotel Rügen for a book reading. Advance booking has started! Be there when clever thoughts, humor and Rügen atmosphere meet.
Accommodation auf Rügen
Vacation apartments, hotels and more in the region
"Zur Schaabe" Inn & Pension
📍 Glowe
"Zur Schaabe" Gasthaus & Pension is located in the beautiful Baltic seaside resort of Glowe in the north-east of the island of Rügen.
"Prince Jaromar" Hotel Resort & Spa
📍 Thiessow
In the middle of the UNESCO biosphere reserve Süd-Ost-Rügen, directly on the beach, you will find our private 4-star wellness hotel.
A-ROSA Hotel Ceres am Meer - Adults Only
📍 Binz
This design hotel impresses with its fantastic location right by the sea on the island of Rügen, not far from the Binz pier, and offers stylish wellness facilities and panoramic views from almost every room.