Wiek, Rügen

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Coat of arms of Wiek
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Location of Wiek within Vorpommern-Rügen district
54°37′20″N 13°17′21″E / 54.62222°N 13.28917°E / 54.62222; 13.28917CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictVorpommern-Rügen Municipal assoc.Nord-Rügen Government
 • MayorPetra Harder (CDU)Area
 • Total25.53 km2 (9.86 sq mi)Elevation
2 m (7 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,007 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
18556
Dialling codes038391Vehicle registrationRÜGWebsitewww.wiek-ruegen.de

Wiek (German pronunciation: [viːk] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

The body of the well-known American Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III, killed while on an air raid on Kiel in 1943, was buried at Wiek by the German authorities. It laid there until 1947 when the body was repatriated to the United States.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.

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