Dierhagen Explained

Coordinates:	54.2914°N 12.3606°W
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
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.^[1]

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).^[2]

Notable residents

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

External links

• • Dierhagen website, accessed 20. December 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dierhagen - Ostseebad Dierhagen.
2. Web site: Home . dierhagen1311.de.