Wiek (German pronunciation: [viːk] ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Wiek | |
|---|---|
_-_front_5.jpg) St. George's Church in Wiek | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wiek within Vorpommern-Rügen district  | |
  Wiek  Wiek | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′20″N 13°17′21″E / 54.62222°N 13.28917°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nord-Rügen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petra Harder (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.53 km2 (9.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,005 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18556 |
| Dialling codes | 038391 |
| Vehicle registration | RÜG |
| Website | www.wiek-ruegen.de |
The body of the well-known American Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III, killed while on an air raid on Kiel in 1943, was buried at Wiek by the German authorities. It laid there until 1947 when the body was repatriated to the United States.
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
External links
edit
Media related to Wiek on Rügen Island at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German) - Wiek at ruegen.de (in German)
 | This Vorpommern-Rügen district location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |