Dargun

Dargun () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated km west of Demmin. It is famous for Dargun Palace, a former Cistercian abbey.

Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_coa: DEU Dargun COA.svg
German place.image_photo: Schloss Dargun-h-Modell.jpg
German place.image_caption: Model of Dargun Abbey and Palace prior to destruction in WW2
German place.image_plan: Dargun in MBS.svg
German place.state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
German place.district: Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
German place.elevation: 10
German place.area: 118.01
German place.postal_code: 17159
German place.area_code: 039959
German place.licence: DM

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==History== From 1815 to 1918 Dargun was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The Palace was burned down by Red Army soldiers after the conquest of the town in late April 1945.