Dierhagen

{{Infobox German location

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|image_photo = Dierhagen Backsteinkirche.jpg

|image_caption = Protestant church

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|state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

|district = Vorpommern-Rügen

|Amt = Darß/Fischland

|elevation = 3

|area = 27.47

|postal_code = 18347

|area_code = 038226

|licence = NVP

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 73 017

|website = {{url|https://www.ostseebad-dierhagen.de/}}

|mayor = Christiane Müller

|party = Linke

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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ostseebad-dierhagen.de/de/dierhagen|title = Dierhagen - Ostseebad Dierhagen}}

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).{{cite web |url=http://www.dierhagen1311.de/ |title=Home |website=dierhagen1311.de}}

Notable residents

Egon Krenz, who briefly served as the leader of East Germany in 1989, has lived in the town since 2003.

References

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20010217133802/http://www.ostseebad-dierhagen.de/ Dierhagen website], accessed 20. December 2017

Category:Seaside resorts in Germany

Category:Populated coastal places in Germany (Baltic Sea)