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
Town
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Rerik within Rostock district
Rerik Show map of Germany Rerik Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 54°6′N 11°37′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Rostock
Municipal assoc.	Neubukow-Salzhaff
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Gulbis (SPD)
Area
• Total	33.45 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,186
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18230
Dialling codes	038296
Vehicle registration	LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Website	www.rerik.de

It is the setting for Alfred Andersch's debut novel, Flight to Afar (1957).^[2]

Rerik West

Rerik West, on a peninsula separated from the town itself by a small isthmus, was a military townlet (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.

Notable people

• Wolfgang Hillebrandt (born 1944), astrophysicist

External links

Media related to Rerik at Wikimedia Commons

• Commons category:Rerik-West