Ahrenshoop

Ahrenshoop
Location of Ahrenshoop within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Ahrenshoop is located in Germany
Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop
Coordinates: 54°22′53″N 12°25′12″E / 54.38139°N 12.42000°E / 54.38139; 12.42000
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Darß/Fischland
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Benjamin Heinke[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total680
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18347
Dialling codes038220
Vehicle registrationVR, NVP
Websitewww.ostseebad-ahrenshoop.de

Ahrenshoop is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula of the Baltic Sea. It used to be a small fishing village, but is today known for its tourism and as a holiday resort.

  1. ^ Feststellung der Wahlergebnisse zur Wahl der Gemeindevertretung und der Wahl des Bürgermeisters in der Gemeinde Ostseebad Ahrenshoop, 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.