Rerik

Rerik (pronunciation, formerly Alt-Gaarz) is a town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, 19 km west of Bad Doberan, and 27 km northeast of Wismar. In 1938, Rerik was named after the old Slavic-Scandinavian settlement Reric, that was believed to have been situated near present Rerik.

Rerik
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Rerik
Location of Rerik within Rostock district
Rerik   is located in Germany
Rerik
Rerik
Rerik   is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Rerik
Rerik
Coordinates: 54°6′N 11°37′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictRostock
Municipal assoc.Neubukow-Salzhaff
Government
  MayorWolfgang Gulbis (SPD)
Area
  Total33.45 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
  Total2,166
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18230
Dialling codes038296
Vehicle registrationLRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Websitewww.rerik.de

It is the setting for Alfred Andersch's debut novel, Sansibar oder der letzte Grund (1957).[2]

Rerik West

Rerik West, on a peninsula separated from the town itself by a small isthmus, was a barracks town for Soviet forces during the time of the German Democratic Republic. Following German reunification, it was abandoned in 1992 and declared a restricted area due to contamination by unexploded munitions. It is now a ghost town, and has become a haven for wildlife.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Wolfgang Hillebrandt (born 1944), astrophysicist

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