Wieck auf dem Darß explained

Coordinates:54.4097°N 12.5819°W
Image Plan:Wieck_in_VR.svg
State:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District:Vorpommern-Rügen
Amt:Darß/Fischland
Elevation:3
Area:8.93
Postal Code:18375
Area Code:038233
Licence:NVP
Gemeindeschlüssel:13 0 73 100
Website:http://www.darss-fischland.de/
Mayor:Bernd Evers

Wieck auf dem Darß is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Geography

Wieck is situated at the southern shore of the peninsula Darß at the coastal lagoon (Low German: Bodden), between Born and the Baltic seaside resort Prerow.

History

For centuries, Wieck belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania and became Swedish after the Thirty Years' War. After Napoleon, Wieck became in 1815 Pomeranian again. After World War II, it was part of the district of Ribnitz-Damgarten. Wieck now belongs to the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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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. The surrounding of Wieck is famous for being a resting place for tens of thousands of migrating cranes and geese. Tourism has long been a source of income and been increased after the German reunification, but the Darß is still far from becoming a crowded tourist place.

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