Born auf dem Darß explained

Born
Image Coa:DEU Born auf dem Darss COA.png
Coordinates:54.3858°N 12.5267°W
Image Plan:Born_in_VR.svg
State:Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
District:Vorpommern-Rügen
Amt:Darß/Fischland
Elevation:3
Area:62.50
Postal Code:18375
Area Code:038234
Licence:VR, NVP
Gemeindeschlüssel:13 0 73 012
Website:http://www.darss-fischland.de/
Mayor:Gerd Scharmberg

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.

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.

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