Rerik
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 settlement Reric, that was believed to have been situated near present Rerik.
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Location of Rerik within Rostock district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°6′N 11°37′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 (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,160 |
| • Density | 65/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 |
It is the setting for Alfred Andersch's debut novel, Sansibar oder der letzte Grund (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 in 1992, it was abandoned 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
References
- "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
- https://www.rerik.de/Sansibar.73.html
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