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Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Dargun
Town
Model of Dargun Abbey and Palace prior to destruction in WW2Model of Dargun Abbey and Palace prior to destruction in WW2
Coat of arms of DargunCoat of arms
Location of Dargun within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
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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 km2 (45.23 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total 4,318
• Density 37/km2 (95/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.[2] It is situated 12 km (7 mi) km west of Demmin.[3] It is famous for Dargun Palace, a former Cistercian abbey.[4]

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]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ "Dargun, Germany Weather Conditions | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. ^ "Demmin - Dargun route planner - distance, time and costs – ViaMichelin". www.viamichelin.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. ^ "Monastery: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg". www.salem.de. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ^ www.ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1167/. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. ^ Joachim Schultz-Naumann (1990), Universitas Verlag (ed.), Mecklenburg 1945 (in German), Universitas, p. 199, ISBN 3-8004-1215-2

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