Granitz (disambiguation)

Granitz may refer to:

  • The Granitz a region and nature reserve on Germany's largest island, Rügen, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which has given its name to:
    • Granitz Hunting Lodge, a former hunting lodge and now a tourist attraction on Rügen
    • Granitz House, a former forester's lodge and inn which is today the information centre for the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve
    • Mönchgut-Granitz, a subdistrict or Amt on Rügen
    • Lancken-Granitz, a municipality in the above subdistrict
    • Granitzer Ort, a headland on the east coast of Rügen


  • Granitz, a common geographic and family name in Austria and Bavaria. It is derived from the Old Slavic word Granica = border.
    • Granitz (Eichendorf), village in the market borough of Eichendorf, Dingolfing-Landau district, Bavaria
    • Granitz (Reisbach), village in the market borough of Reisbach, Dingolfing-Landau district, Bavaria
    • Granitz (Bach) in Carinthia, Austria
    • Granitz (hill), wooded heights höhe south of the Lavanttal valley
    • Granitzen, a former independent municipality on the border of Styria and Carinthia in Austria
    • Granitzenbach, a roughly 40 km long waterbody in the west of Styria, Austria
  • Surname
    • Ignjat Granitz (1845–1908), known Croatian industrialist, philanthropist and publisher

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