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 settlement Reric, that was believed to have been situated near present Rerik.

Rerik
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Rerik within Rostock district
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
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,142
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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 in 1992, it was abandoned 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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Media related to Rerik at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.
  2. https://www.rerik.de/Sansibar.73.html
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