Rerik

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Rerik
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Rerik
Coordinates: 54°6′N11°37′E / 54.100°N 11.617°E / 54.100; 11.617
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Rostock
Municipal assoc. Neubukow-Salzhaff
Government
   Mayor Wolfgang Gulbis (SPD)
Area
  Total33.45 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [1]
  Total2,166
  Density65/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 ( pronunciation , formerly Alt-Gaarz) is a town in the Rostock district, in 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.

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It is the setting for Alfred Andersch's debut novel, Flight to Afar (1957). [2]

Rerik West

Rerik West, on a peninsula separated from the town itself by a small isthmus, was a barracks town for Soviet forces during the time of the 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

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References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
  2. "Sansibar - Ostseebad Rerik".