▁a ▁protected ▁arch ae ological ▁site . ▁It ▁ranks , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁size ▁and ▁degree ▁of ▁pres ervation , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁S lav ic ▁strong holds . ▁Origin ally , ▁it ▁was ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Char enza , ▁which ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁historical ▁chron icles . ▁However , ▁recent ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁research ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁has ▁shown ▁that ▁the ▁fort ▁at ▁V enz ▁( between ▁G ing st ▁and ▁Tr ent ▁on at ▁the ▁Neu endor fer ▁W iek ) ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁prince ' s ▁castle ▁and ▁temple ▁of ▁Char enza , ▁which ▁was ▁surrender ed ▁without ▁a ▁fight ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 1 6 8 ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Den mark ▁Val dem ar ▁I ▁and ▁his ▁army ▁commander , ▁Ab sal on ▁of ▁Ros k ilde , ▁after ▁negoti ations ▁had ▁been ▁held . ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Jar om ars burg ▁castle ▁and ▁temple ▁site ▁on ▁Cape ▁Ark ona . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁J ens ▁R uge ▁über ▁den ▁Burg wall ▁Gar z ▁ ▁Gar z ▁S lav ic ▁castle ▁S lav ic ▁for ts ▁in ▁Germany ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Cast les ▁in ▁Me ck len burg - Vor p omm ern ▁Category : Pr inci p ality ▁of ▁R ü gen ▁Category : R ü gen ▁Category : E ar ly ▁S lav ic