Dierhagen

Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Western Pomerania-Ruegen
Office :	Darß / Fischland
Height :	3 m above sea level NHN
Area :	27.53 km 2
Residents:	1532 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	56 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	18347
Area code :	038226
License plate :	VR, GMN, NVP, RDG, RÜG
Community key :	13 0 73 017
LOCODE :	DE DIA
Office administration address:	Chausseestraße 68a ; 18375 Born a. Darß
Website :	www.ostseebad-dierhagen.de
Mayoress :	Christiane Müller ( DIE LINKE )
Location of the community of Dierhagen in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen

The Ostseebad Dierhagen is a municipality northwest of Ribnitz-Damgarten in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen . The municipality is managed by the Darß / Fischland office with its seat in the municipality of Born a. Darß managed.

Historically, the place belongs to Mecklenburg .

Geography and traffic

Dierhagen lies in front of the Fischland peninsula at the beginning of the narrowing between the Baltic Sea and the Saaler Bodden . The Ostseebad Dierhagen is mostly ascribed to the Fischland, but has always belonged to the mainland. The border with Fischland, the Permin , is north of the town. The town of Ribnitz-Damgarten and the B 105 are located about twelve kilometers southeast of the municipality, and Rostock is about 35 kilometers southwest . The A 19 can be reached via the Rostock-Ost junction (approx. 32 kilometers).

In the municipality there is a larger forest area in the southwest with the foothills of the Rostock Heath . The Ribnitzer Großes Moor nature reserve is also located here and the Dierhäger Moor nature reserve a little north of it .

Community structure

The community of Dierhagen consists of six districts. These are the districts of Dierhagen Strand, Dierhagen Neuhaus and Dierhagen Ost on the Baltic Sea and the districts of Dändorf , Hof Körkwitz and Dierhagen Dorf on the Saaler Bodden .

politics

Coat of arms, flag, official seal

The municipality has no officially approved national emblem, neither a coat of arms nor a flag. The official seal is the small state seal with the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg. It shows a looking bull's head with torn off neck fur and crown and the inscription "GEMEINDE OSTSEEBAD DIERHAGEN".

history

Dierhagen was first mentioned in 1311. The place name could be derived from “Deerhagen” or “Thierhagen” and indicates animal husbandry and forest.

Bathing began in 1880 and tourism continued to develop. The municipal area belonged to the Duchy of Mecklenburg for centuries and in 1919 it became part of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . The municipality was part of the Rostock district from 1933 to 1952 , then the Ribnitz-Damgarten district until 1990 and the Ribnitz-Damgarten district until 1994.

In 1998 Dierhagen received state recognition as a seaside resort .

Attractions

Brick church from the middle of the 19th century
Great Moor forest area
Ports of Dierhagen and Dändorf
Dorfstraße Dändorf - part of the historic north Mecklenburg salt road, which ran between Bad Sülze and Wismar partly on the water and partly on the land
old captains' houses and farms
Memorial from 1946 in the center of the village for the victims of fascism