Sensor system, which is to be used with an arrangement comprising a rotatable axis that is arranged rotatable within a stator, a ring magnet that is mounted to the rotatable axis for co-rotation and longitudinally shiftable, and shifting means for translating a rotational movement of the rotatable axis into a longitudinal movement of the ring magnet, the sensor system comprising - a first sensor element and a second sensor element, each for detecting a multi-dimensional magnetic field intensity and each configured to provide respective sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) for at least two spatial dimensions (x, y, z), the first sensor element and the second sensor element being arranged spaced apart from each other; and - an evaluation circuit that is configured -- to determine a relative rotation angle associated with the rotatable axis based on the sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) of at least one of the first sensor element and the second sensor element; -- to determine a longitudinal position information of the ring magnet with respect to the rotatable axis based on the sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) of both of the first sensor element and the second sensor element; and -- to determine an absolute rotation angle associated with the rotatable axis based on the relative rotation angle and the longitudinal position information, the absolute rotation angle covering a range of more than one full rotation. - a first sensor element and a second sensor element, each for detecting a multi-dimensional magnetic field intensity and each configured to provide respective sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) for at least two spatial dimensions (x, y, z), the first sensor element and the second sensor element being arranged spaced apart from each other; and - an evaluation circuit that is configured -- to determine a relative rotation angle associated with the rotatable axis based on the sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) of at least one of the first sensor element and the second sensor element; -- to determine a longitudinal position information of the ring magnet with respect to the rotatable axis based on the sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) of both of the first sensor element and the second sensor element; and -- to determine an absolute rotation angle associated with the rotatable axis based on the relative rotation angle and the longitudinal position information, the absolute rotation angle covering a range of more than one full rotation. -- to determine a relative rotation angle associated with the rotatable axis based on the sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) of at least one of the first sensor element and the second sensor element; -- to determine a longitudinal position information of the ring magnet with respect to the rotatable axis based on the sensor values (PX1, PX2, PY1, PY2, PZ1, PZ2) of both of the first sensor element and the second sensor element; and -- to determine an absolute rotation angle associated with the rotatable axis based on the relative rotation angle and the longitudinal position information, the absolute rotation angle covering a range of more than one full rotation.