Barth

small city in Western Pomerania-Rügen District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Key facts

Country: Germany
State: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District: Vorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc: Barth
Mayor: Stefan Kerth ( SPD )
Total: 41.18 km (15.90 sq mi)
Elevation: 2 m (6.6 ft)
Density: 183.8/km (476.0/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Dialling codes: 038231
Vehicle registration: NVP
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Barth ( German pronunciation: [baːɐ̯t] is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is situated at a lagoon (Bodden) of the Baltic Sea facing the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula. Barth belongs to the district of Vorpommern-Rügen. It is close to the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park. In 2011, it held a population of 8,706.

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