Rookhus Göhren - The smoke house on Rügen by the Baltic Sea

The smoke house in Göhren was built around 1720, making it one of the oldest buildings on the island. The Rookhus was popularly known as the "Sugar Loaf" due to its low-pitched cane roof. The "Rookhus", built around 1720, is a true architectural gem of great rarity with its low-pitched cane roof - popularly known as a sugar loaf. After all, this picturesque little half-timbered house is one of the oldest houses and the last remaining chimneyless smokehouse on Rügen. The smoke emanating from the open hearth escaped through the plank door and the openings in the roof ridge. The museum provides a vivid insight into the simple living and working conditions of small farmers and fishermen who lived in the house with their tools and livestock in a very small space under one roof. A Biedermeier ornamental garden and an exhibition on fishing on Mönchgut complete the presentation.

The Rookhus - the oldest smoke house on Rügen on the Baltic Sea

The Rookhus in Göhren on the island of Rügen is one of the most remarkable historic buildings on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Built around 1720, the half-timbered house is the last remaining chimneyless smoke house on the island, making it an architectural gem of great rarity. It owes its popular nickname "Sugar Loaf" to the low-pitched cane roof, which gives the building its unmistakable silhouette.

Life under one roof - small farmers and fishermen on Mönchgut

Inside the Rookhus, a museum provides a vivid insight into the simple living and working conditions of past centuries. Small farmers and fishermen from the Mönchgut peninsula lived here in a very small space together with their livestock and tools. They vented the smoke from the open hearth to the outside through the plank door and openings in the roof ridge - without a chimney. An exhibition on traditional fishing on Mönchgut and a Biedermeier ornamental garden complete the museum's offerings.

Göhren on Rügen - visit the historical heritage of the Baltic seaside resort

Göhren is located in the south-eastern part of the island of Rügen, on the Mönchgut peninsula, and can be reached via the main road 196 and the Rügen Bäderbahn. The nearest major railroad station is in Bergen auf Rügen, from where there are bus connections to Göhren. By car, you can reach the island via the A20 to Stralsund and from there via the Rügen dam.