Prohn

Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Western Pomerania-Ruegen
Office :	Altenpleen
Height :	5 m above sea level NHN
Area :	16.08 km 2
Residents:	2146 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	133 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	18445
Area code :	038323
License plate :	VR, GMN, NVP, RDG, RÜG
Community key :	13 0 73 068
Office administration address:	Parkstrasse 2 ; 18445 Altenpleen
Website :	www.prohn.de
Mayor :	Stefan Schindler
Location of the community of Prohn in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen

Prohn is a municipality in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen , about six kilometers northwest of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund . It is administered by the Altenpleen office based in Altenpleen .

geography

Prohn from the air (2011)

The community lies in a flat landscape in the hinterland of the Prohner Wiek bay of the same name . Notable bodies of water are the Prohn reservoir and the Prohn Bach dammed up there . There are no large forest areas in the municipality. Most of the area is used for agriculture.

Districts

Muuks
Summer field
Little Damitz
Prohn

history

Prohn is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1240, in which the Slavic Prince of Rügen grants Stralsund city rights. Prohn was probably named after the Slavic god Perun . Prohn was temporarily the seat of a princely bailiwick and also the seat of the Principality of Rügen .

After belonging to the Principality of Rügen , Prohn fell to the Duchy of Pomerania in 1326 .

After the Thirty Years' War until 1815, the area belonged to Swedish Pomerania and then to the Prussian province of Pomerania .

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

The population has doubled since 1990. This trend is due to the favorable location near the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, the scenic surroundings near the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park and the region's good infrastructure.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved by the Ministry of the Interior on September 10, 2001 and registered under the number 251 of the coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Blazon : “A raised, strongly curved blue tip in gold, covered with a silver cog; in front a growing, red-crowned, armored and tongued black lion with a double tail, turned to the left; behind a fallen black ploughshare. "

The coat of arms was designed by Michael Zapfe from Weimar .

Attractions

→ See also the list of architectural monuments in Prohn

The late Romanesque choir and sacristy of the Prohn village church were built from brick in the second half of the 13th century on a hill on which the castle of the Slavic dynasty was previously located. The late Gothic nave was added at the beginning of the 14th century . The current neo-Gothic tower dates from the middle of the 19th century.
Klein Damitz tower hill
Sommerfeld tower hill

Stralsunder Strasse
Parish hall
Church (see also: Church tower - main entrance )

Facilities

General

Parish hall
Prohn volunteer fire brigade
Local group of people's solidarity

education

Regional school An der Prohner Wiek , all-day school since 2005 ; Here children and young people from the fifth to the tenth grade are taught, who can acquire both the secondary school leaving certificate and vocational school qualification . The school is run by the Altenpleen Office.

The primary school for the catchment area is located in Altenpleen, six kilometers away.

societies

Sports club Prohner Wiek
Anglersverein Am Schwedenstrom
Garden Association An der Bek
Prohner Wiek riding and driving association
Folksong Choir Prohn
Shantychor de Prohner Hafengang
Prohn Wind Orchestra
Prohner Asse skat club

Individual evidence

↑ Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).

Web links

Commons : Prohn - collection of images, videos and audio files

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-MV-1] Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).