Grimmen
Grimmen | |
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Church of Saint Mary | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Grimmen
within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Location of Grimmen | |
Grimmen Grimmen | |
| Coordinates: 54°06′36″N 13°02′29″E / 54.11000°N 13.04139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Subdivisions | 12 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benno Rüster (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.51 km2 (19.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 9,649 |
| • Density | 191.0/km2 (494.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18507 |
| Dialling codes | 038326 |
| Vehicle registration | GMN, NVP |
| Website | www.grimmen.de |
Grimmen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɪmən] ⓘ) is a town in Vorpommern-Rügen, a district in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Prior to 2011, when district reforms were made in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, it was the capital of the now bygone Nordvorpommern district, which was abolished and merged to create the district of Vorpommern-Rügen.