Dargen
Dargen is located on the homonymous island right on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, a town near Usedom. The community is managed by the Office of Usedom -Süd, located in the town of Usedom. By 2005, the village belonged to the Official Ahlbeck - Szczecin Lagoon.
Geography
Dargen lies on the northern shore of the Szczecin Haff amidst the nature park Usedom Island. About eleven kilometers west of the municipality is the town of Usedom and about ten kilometers north of the seaside resort of Ahlbeck.
Districts
- Bossin
- Dargen
- Görke
- Kachlin
- Katschow
- Neverow
- Prätenow
History
The municipality belongs since 1990 to the state of Mecklenburg -Vorpommern. Since 1994 it belonged to the Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, which was to become the district Vorpommern - Greifswald 2011.
The area of Dargen was settled very early, as proven many early and ancient historical localities. Was first documented in the community in 1386.
Together with the neighboring Stolpe Dargen belonged in the 14th century to the basic property of the Lords of Winter field. After the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 Dargen belonged to Swedish Pomerania and the Prussian was in 1720 after the Treaty of Stockholm. After the administrative reform in 1815 Dargen came to the Prussian province of Pomerania and belonged from 1818 to 1945 the district of Pomerania. From 1945 to 1952, after the Second World War with Germany remaining portion of the county was the county Usedom, which in 1952 rose in a circle Wolgast in the district of Rostock.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport links
From 1876 to 1945, the track degradation Dargen place had its own railway station on the railway line Ducherow - Heringsdorf - Wolgast ferry. During the Second World War, the port served at the Haffküste as a transit point for ammunition.
The area of the municipality is crossed by the federal road 110 where the district is located Görke. The municipality has a port on the Lagoon.
Attractions
→ See: List of monuments in Dargen
- Windkraftschöpfrad in Thurbruch at Kachlin
- Technology and Zweiradmuseum in Dargen - former railway station of the route Ducherow - Swinoujscie
- Stone oven Dargen
- Port Dargen the Szczecin Lagoon
- Wisentgehege in Prätenow
Wisentgehege Prätenow