Rerik
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Location of Rerik within Rostock district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°6′N 11°37′E / 54.100°N 11.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Municipal assoc. | Neubukow-Salzhaff |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Gulbis (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.45 km2 (12.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,192 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18230 |
| Dialling codes | 038296 |
| Vehicle registration | LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET |
| Website | www.rerik.de |
Rerik (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, 19 km west of Bad Doberan, and 27 km northeast of Wismar. In 1938, Rerik was named after the old Slavic-Scandinavian settlement Reric, that was believed to have been situated near present Rerik.
It is the setting for Alfred Andersch's debut novel, Flight to Afar (1957).[2]
Rerik West
Rerik West, on a
German Democratic Republic. Following German reunification, it was abandoned in 1992 and declared a restricted area due to contamination by unexploded munitions. It is now a ghost town
, and has become a haven for wildlife.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Wolfgang Hillebrandt (born 1944), astrophysicist
External links
Media related to Rerik at Wikimedia Commons
References
- Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ "Sansibar - Ostseebad Rerik".
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