Born auf dem Darß

Born auf dem Darß (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁn ʔaʊf deːm ˈdaʁs], lit. 'Born on the Darß'; officially Born a. Darß) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is part of the peninsula Darß, to which also belong the villages of Prerow and Wieck. Born is situated at the southern shore of the peninsula Darß at the coastal lagoon (Low German: Bodden), between Wieck and the Baltic seaside resort Ahrenshoop.

Born
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Born within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Coordinates: 54°23′09″N 12°31′36″E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.	Darß/Fischland
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Scharmberg
Area
• Total	63.56 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,020
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18375
Dialling codes	038234
Vehicle registration	VR, NVP
Website	http://www.darss-fischland.de/

Landscape

The Darß is part of the former islands Fischland, Darß and Zingst. The peninsula is part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.^{[citation needed]}

History

For centuries Born belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania and became Swedish after the Thirty Years War. After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 Born became part of Swedish Pomerania until 1815, when Sweden ceded Pomerania to Prussia.^{[citation needed]}

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  Fishermen's Church
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  Interior of the Fishermen's Church
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  "Forst- und Jagdmuseum Ferdinand von Raesfeld" in the former Forstamt