Dargun | |
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![]() Model of Dargun Abbey and Palace prior to destruction in WW2 | |
Coordinates: 53°53′N 12°50′E / 53.883°N 12.833°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
Subdivisions | 19 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sirko Wellnitz |
Area | |
• Total | 117.15 km2 (45.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,371 |
• Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 17159 |
Dialling codes | 039959 |
Vehicle registration | DM |
Website | www.dargun.de |
Dargun is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.[2] It is situated 12 km (7 mi) km west of Demmin.[3] It is famous for Dargun Palace, a former Cistercian abbey.[4]
History
[edit]From 1815 to 1918 Dargun was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[5] The Palace was burned down by Red Army soldiers after the conquest of the town in late April 1945.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ "Dargun, Germany Weather Conditions | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Demmin - Dargun route planner - distance, time and costs – ViaMichelin". www.viamichelin.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Monastery: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg". www.salem.de. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ www.ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1167/. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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(help) - ^ Joachim Schultz-Naumann (1990), Universitas Verlag (ed.), Mecklenburg 1945 (in German), Universitas, p. 199, ISBN 3-8004-1215-2
External links
[edit] Media related to Dargun at Wikimedia Commons