▁of ▁R ü gen . ▁The ▁earth works ▁have ▁an ▁o val ▁shape , ▁are ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁long ▁and ▁ 1 4 0 ▁metres ▁wide . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁entrance ▁roughly ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁side . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁lake ▁of ▁Gar zer ▁See ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁( in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁R enz ) ▁the ▁r amp arts ▁are ▁lower . ▁It ▁lies ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁metres ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Gar z . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 5 ▁as ▁Borg ar ▁Gard z , ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁small - scale ▁sk irm ishes ▁with ▁Dan ish ▁war riors ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁castle . ▁The ▁castle ▁itself ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁under ▁attack , ▁but ▁gradually ▁fell ▁into ▁ru ins ▁afterwards . ▁In ▁ 1 3 0 0 , ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁R ü gen , ▁V its lav ▁III , ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁castle ▁and ▁a ▁chap el ▁inside ▁the ▁original ▁fort . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 5 , ▁the ▁castle ▁finally ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁On ▁the ▁r amp arts ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁war ▁mem orial ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁fell ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and , ▁in ▁its ▁immediate ▁vic inity , ▁is ▁the ▁Ernst ▁Mor itz ▁Ar nd t ▁Museum , ▁where ▁one ▁can ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁place . ▁ ▁Today ▁ ▁The ▁Gar z ▁fort ▁is ▁now