Dierhagen

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Location of Dierhagen within Vorpommern-Rügen district

54°17′29″N 12°21′38″E / 54.29139°N 12.36056°E / 54.29139; 12.36056CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictVorpommern-Rügen Municipal assoc.Darß/Fischland Government

• MayorChristiane Müller (Left)Area

• Total27.47 km² (10.61 sq mi)Elevation

3 m (10 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total1,561 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

18347

Dialling codes038226Vehicle registrationNVPWebsitewww.ostseebad-dierhagen.de

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.^[2]

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).^[3]

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.