Born auf dem Darà(, ; officially Born a. DarÃÂ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is part of the peninsula DarÃÂ, to which also belong the villages of Prerow and Wieck. Born is situated at the southern shore of the peninsula Daràat the coastal lagoon (Low German: Bodden), between Wieck and the Baltic seaside resort Ahrenshoop.
The DarÃÂ is part of the former islands Fischland, DarÃÂ and Zingst. The peninsula is part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.
For centuries Born belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania and became Swedish after the Thirty Years War. After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 Born became part of Swedish Pomerania until 1815, when Sweden ceded Pomerania to Prussia.