Dierhagen

Dierhagen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Location

Dierhagen is on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula. The district is surrounded by the Baltic Sea to the north and northwest and the Saaler Bodden to the east and southeast.

Dierhagen has six districts:

• Dierhagen Dorf
• Dierhagen Strand, a 7-km-long beach with fine white sand
• Dierhagen Ost
• Neuhaus
• Dändorf
• Körkwitz

History

Dierhagen was founded in 1311 when German settlers expanded their territory into the area of Ribnitz (moved eastward).

Notable residents

• Egon Krenz, who briefly served as the leader of East Germany in 1989, has lived in the town since 2003.

References

External links

• Dierhagen website, accessed 20. December 2017