Glowe was first documented in 1314. The name "Glowe" comes from the SlavicGluowa or Glova and means something like "head", named after the 9-metre-high Königshörn, a small headland. The small parish grew up on and around the Königshörn.
As seaside resort tourism began to take off in the early 20th century, the former fishing village expanded more and more into the neighbouring woods of the Schaabewald.
From 1952-1955 Glowe was part of the county of Bergen. Thereafter the village became part of the county of Rügen again, this time in the district of Rostock until 1990, when it became part of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In 2011 the county of Rügen was merged into Vorpommern-Rügen.
Sights
Spyker Castle
The Muschel ("mussel") in Glowe: a prestressed concrete building by Ulrich Müther in the shape of a mussel (until 1990 known as the Ostseeperle restaurant)
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