Greifswalder Oie

Description

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

A approach is possible day and night. The approach to the harbour is from the buoy "Oie/Hafen", west of the island, with 110° through the buoyed fairway directly into the harbour. In front of the harbour, the ground outside the fairway is stony.

Berths

The harbour may only be entered for the duration of one day in the event of adverse conditions (e.g. storm, technical damage, illness). The harbour master is to be informed.
At the fixed, 20 m long pier in the south of the harbour basin lies the sea rescue cruiser.
Behind the west pier one lies on 4 m water depth at mooring buoys. However, there are no bollards for mooring and you need a dinghy to get ashore.

Surroundings

Sanitary facilities as well as supply and disposal facilities do not exist on the island.

NV Land Guide

The National People's Army of the former GDR was not satisfied with a simple "squat", they occupied the entire island of Greifswalder Oie, chased away the farmers and made themselves comfortable. Once the rubble and civilisation rubbish left here by the NVA has been cleared away, the beauty of the fabled island has not been scratched.

A few concrete foundations of launching pads still point to a sad chapter in the island's history, the remote-controlled rocket weapons of the Nazis.

Greifswalder Oie was a sacred site for the Slavs. However, historians disagree about which deity was worshipped until the converted Vikings put an end to the pagan cult. According to legend, King Olaf Trygvason threw himself and his treasure chest into the sea when he saw no chance of winning a sea battle against a superior Swedish and Danish force. Because he did not begrudge his opponent not only the victory but also the booty, he took it with him overboard and to his death.

Before the last battle of Olav Trygvason took place, the ruler, who according to the legends was a giant, made a name for himself through an adventurous life. After the murder of his father Trygve, the king's son fell into slavery in early childhood, but was rediscovered as a nine-year-old. At the early age of 16 he took part in Viking campaigns and fought side by side with the Danish king Sven Forkbeard in England. After his baptism in England, he dethroned the Norwegian king Jarl Erik Hakonsson and had himself crowned. Hakonsson fled to the Swedish king Olaf Skötkonung.

Against the will of Gabelbart, he married his sister Tyra. Forkbeard had promised his sister to the Polish king Bogislaw and was not well disposed towards Trygvason after Tyra fled from Poland to Norway. Tyra, who had to leave her dowry behind when she fled, urged Trygvason to get the treasure chest. He succeeded, but on his way back, three fleets of Winkingers awaited him at the Oie: that of his adversary Hakonsson, that of his former comrade-in-arms Forkbeard, and that of the King of Sweden. Trygvason dared to fight despite his inferiority and relied on his larger ships, which made it possible to attack the opponents from above. His ship "Ormen lange" (Long Snake) was one of the largest Viking ships ever built. But the numerical superiority of the opponents was overwhelming. All that was left for him to do was one last famous deed: to take the treasure chest with him into the afterlife.

For experimental purposes, ponies were released on the island some 20 years ago to see how the animals survive in the wild. They have not yet been fed or given veterinary care. In addition to the ponies, there are deer, a large number of feral domestic rabbits and wild boar.

The story is told that a particularly powerful boar was chosen for Admiral Ehm to shoot a few years ago. The animal was even fed to appear in top form before the huntsman. The feast was ruined for the naval officer. A couple of poachers beat him to it with a trap.

Long the bluffs lie huge boulders, most on the northwest coast. In addition, the overgrown gardens stand out, with good-tasting apples and pears to pick, as witnesses to a time when the island was inhabited. The building of the Society for the Rescue of Castaways also dates back to this year. To compensate for the lack of supplies, there are also blackberry bushes all over the island. Especially in the southern part near the harbour the fruits are abundant.

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