Ribnitz-Damgarten
Ribnitz-Damgarten | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ribnitz-Damgarten
within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Location of Ribnitz-Damgarten | |
Ribnitz-Damgarten Ribnitz-Damgarten | |
| Coordinates: 54°15′N 12°28′E / 54.250°N 12.467°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Ribnitz-Damgarten |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Huth (Die Unabhängigen) |
| Area | |
• Total | 122.83 km2 (47.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 15,729 |
| • Density | 128.06/km2 (331.66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18311 |
| Dialling codes | 03821 |
| Vehicle registration | NVP |
| Website | www.ribnitz-damgarten.de |
Ribnitz-Damgarten (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪpnɪts ˈdamɡaʁtn̩] ⓘ) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, situated on Lake Ribnitz (Ribnitzer See). Ribnitz-Damgarten is in the west of the district Vorpommern-Rügen.
The border between the historical regions of Mecklenburg and Pomerania goes directly through the town; Damgarten is the eastern and Pomeranian part, and Ribnitz is the western and Mecklenburgian part.