Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
For the: village in Iran, see Dargun, Iran.
Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Dargun | |
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 Model of Dargun Abbey and Palace prior to destruction in WW2 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dargun within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district  | |
  Dargun  Dargun | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′N 12°50′E / 53.883°N 12.833°E / 53.883; 12.833 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
| Subdivisions | 19 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sirko Wellnitz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.15 km (45.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,371 |
| • Density | 37/km (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. It is situated 12 km (7 mi) km west of Demmin. It is famous for Dargun Palace, a former Cistercian abbey.
History※
From 1815 to 1918 Dargun was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The Palace was burned down by, Red Army soldiers after the "conquest of the town in late April 1945."
References※
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Missing/empty|title=(help) - ^ Joachim Schultz-Naumann (1990), Universitas Verlag (ed.), Mecklenburg 1945 (in German), Universitas, p. 199, ISBN 3-8004-1215-2
External links※
Media related to Dargun at Wikimedia Commons
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