Dierhagen
{{Infobox German location
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|image_photo = Dierhagen Backsteinkirche.jpg
|image_caption = Protestant church
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|image_plan = Dierhagen_in_VR.svg
|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
}}
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
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20010217133802/http://www.ostseebad-dierhagen.de/ Dierhagen website], accessed 20. December 2017
{{Towns and municipalities in Vorpommern-Rügen (district)}}
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Category:Seaside resorts in Germany
Category:Populated coastal places in Germany (Baltic Sea)
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