Dierhagen
Dierhagen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Location
Dierhagen is on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula. The district is surrounded by the Baltic Sea to the north and northwest and the Saaler Bodden to the east and southeast.
Dierhagen has six districts:
- Dierhagen Dorf
- Dierhagen Strand, a 7-km-long beach with fine white sand
- Dierhagen Ost
- Neuhaus
- Dändorf
- Körkwitz
History
Dierhagen was founded in 1311 when German settlers expanded their territory into the area of Ribnitz (moved eastward).
Notable residents
- Egon Krenz, who briefly served as the leader of East Germany in 1989, has lived in the town since 2003.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ "Dierhagen - Ostseebad Dierhagen".
- ^ "Home". dierhagen1311.de.
External links
Media related to Dierhagen at Wikimedia Commons- Dierhagen website, accessed 20. December 2017
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