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Dargun

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Location of Dargun within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district

53°53′N 12°50′E / 53.883°N 12.833°E / 53.883; 12.833CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte Subdivisions19Government

• MayorSirko WellnitzArea

• Total117.15 km² (45.23 sq mi)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total4,371 • Density37/km² (97/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

17159

Dialling codes039959Vehicle registrationDMWebsitewww.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

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

^ "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 or empty |title= (help)
^ Joachim Schultz-Naumann (1990), Universitas Verlag (ed.), Mecklenburg 1945 (in German), Universitas, p. 199, ISBN 3-8004-1215-2