Born a. Darß

Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Western Pomerania-Ruegen
Office :	Darß / Fischland
Height :	3 m above sea level NHN
Area :	62.59 km 2
Residents:	1139 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	18 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	18375
Area code :	038234
License plate :	VR, GMN, NVP, RDG, RÜG
Community key :	13 0 73 012
Office administration address:	Chausseestraße 68a ; 18375 Born a. Darß
Website :	Born on darss-fischland.de
Mayor :	Gerd Scharmberg
Location of the municipality of Born a. Darß in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen

Born a. Darß ( Born auf [dem] Darß ) is a municipality in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is a state-recognized resort and the official seat of the Darß / Fischland office , to which five other communities belong.

geography

The municipality of Born a. Darß on the south coast of the Darß peninsula lies directly on the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park . The sea bays of the Bodstedter Bodden and the Saaler Bodden spread out to the southeast and southwest of Born . In between - in the paddock - are the Neuendorfer Bülten , a chain of small, reed-covered islands. Almost the entire Darß peninsula with the northern tip, the Darßer Ort, belongs to the municipality . There is the branch of the German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund, the Natureum Darßer Ort .

Neighboring communities to Born a. Darß are Prerow in the northeast, Wieck a. Darß in the east and Ahrenshoop in the southwest.

history

After belonging to the Duchy of Pomerania for centuries , the municipality belonged to Swedish Pomerania after the Thirty Years War . From 1715 to 1720 Born a. Darß to the Kingdom of Denmark until the end of the Great Northern War . With the advent of sailing ships, the population also increased. In addition to the simple dealerships , larger captains' houses were built. Unlike the neighboring community of Wieck, Born was not so badly affected by the decline of sailing in the 19th century, as agriculture was increasingly back on the agenda. Around 1930 you can see the first signs of tourism in Born.

To DDR -times one was in pioneer - camps built and maintained.

The community was part of the Franzburg-Barth district until 1952 and then belonged to the Ribnitz-Damgarten district in the Rostock district until 1994 . Born has belonged to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 1990.

The name is derived from the Slavic word bori , which means something like pine forest . This is intended to indicate the location of the community on the edge of the forest.

politics

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on February 14, 1992 by the Ministry of the Interior and registered under number 18 of the coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Blazon : “The coat of arms has the shape of a shield, which is evenly rounded at the lower edge. It is white and blue and is divided obliquely to the left. The blue upper field is separated from the blue border with a narrow white line and contains a herald's image. It shows a white sea eagle in flight, pointing to the left and whose wings are parallel to the field dividing line. In the lower right white field there is a second herald's image in the form of a compass rose (gold / blue), underlaid with a blue circular line. In the center of the compass rose a red griffin, standing upright and pointing to the left, is shown. "

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 10 elected members. In the local elections on June 7th, 2009:

CDU two seats
The left a seat
Borner alternative two seats
Voting community for Born five seats.

It also provided the mayor, Gerd Scharmberg.

Even after the 2014 election, the municipal council has 10 members.

Attractions

Typical Borner house

Borner village with many thatched houses typical of Darß and the decorated Darß doors . The oldest houses in the community can be found in the western part, for example on Nordstraße.

The village linden in the bakery's aisle has been the center of Born since the 17th century.

In 1833, Captain Carl von Petersson built the first hotel on Darß, the Peterssons Hof , which is still there today. On the upper floor, an exhibition leads through the history of the community.

Ferdinand von Raesfeld forest and hunting museum , which is dedicated to the work of Ferdinand von Raesfeld , among other things . Raesfeld spent most of his professional life in the former head forester's office (see also Franz Mueller-Darß ).

In the thatched fishermen's church Born a. Darß from 1935 concerts are held in summer and on special days.

Numerous other events are offered in the Borner Summer Theater.

Round, 35 m high, climbable lighthouse from 1848, second oldest lighthouse in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; next to it the head caretaker's house from 1892, today: Café at the lighthouse.

Events

The Borner Masked Ball was created 150 years ago when Borner seafarers brought the idea for this festival with them. On long winter evenings, masks and costumes are invented and made. On the evening of the ball not a word is spoken, because only after the unmasking should the others know who was hiding behind the disguise. There is an exhibition about it in the old Gutzmann school.

In 2007, Born was the venue for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania harvest festival , which took place on September 30th.

Economy and Infrastructure

Born is a holiday destination for sailors, surfers, campers and hikers. Tourism forms the economic basis for Born. The Kur- und Touristgesellschaft Darß and Gut Darß are two of the largest companies in the town. There are two campsites in the Borner district, the Regenbogen Camp Born and the Regenbogen Camp Prerow . The Born-Ibenhorst youth hostel is located west of Born in the national park and also has a campsite area.

The Darßer Primeval Forest immediately north of Born presents itself with moors and bizarre wind- fleders on the west coast. In addition to small harbors and jetties, the area around the community offers a well-developed network of cycling and hiking trails. Passenger ships run from Born to the Fischland communities, to Bodstedt and Barth .

Transport links

A road connection leads from the B 105 ( Rostock - Stralsund ) near Ribnitz-Damgarten over the spit of the Fischland from the southwest to Born. You can reach Born from the southeast via Barth, the Meiningen Bridge near Bresewitz and Prerow . The nearest train stations are in the towns of Barth and Ribnitz-Damgarten on the Stralsund – Rostock railway line .