Dargun

Dargun
Model of Dargun Abbey and Castle before destruction in WW2
Dargun
Location of the town of Dargun within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
Coordinates	53°53′N 12°50′E / 53.88333°N 12.83333°E / 53.88333; 12.83333Coordinates: 53°53′N 12°50′E / 53.88333°N 12.83333°E / 53.88333; 12.83333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Town subdivisions	19
Mayor	Karl-Heinz Graupmann
Basic statistics
Area	117.15 km2 (45.23 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m  (33 ft)
Population	4,621 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	39 /km2 (102 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DM
Postal code	17159
Area code	039959
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 Castle, a former Cistercian abbey.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung der Kreise und Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 31 December 2010. http://service.mvnet.de/statmv/daten_stam_berichte/e-bibointerth01/bevoelkerung--haushalte--familien--flaeche/a-i__/a123__/2010/daten/a123-2010-22.pdf. 

External links

Media related to Dargun at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Dargun (German)