Born auf dem Darß

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

54°23′09″N 12°31′36″E / 54.38583°N 12.52667°E / 54.38583; 12.52667CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictVorpommern-Rügen Municipal assoc.Darß/Fischland Government • MayorGerd ScharmbergArea • Total62.50 km² (24.13 sq mi)Elevation3 m (10 ft)Population • Total1,130 • Density18/km² (47/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes038234Vehicle registrationVR, NVPWebsitehttp://www.darss-fischland.de/

Born auf dem Darß is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is part of the peninsula Darß, to which also belong the villages of Prerow and Wieck. Born is situated at the southern shore of the peninsula Darß at the coastal lagoon (Low German: Bodden), between Wieck and the Baltic seaside resort Ahrenshoop.

Landscape

The Darß is part of the former islands Fischland, Darß and Zingst. The peninsula is part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.^{[citation needed]}

History

For centuries Born belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania and became Swedish after the Thirty Years War. After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 Born became part of Swedish Pomerania until 1815, when Sweden ceded Pomerania to Prussia.^{[citation needed]}

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  Fishermen's Church
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  Interior of the Fishermen's Church
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  "Forst- und Jagdmuseum Ferdinand von Raesfeld" in the former Forstamt

References

External links

• National park