Barth | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Barth within Vorpommern-Rügen district  | |
  Barth  Barth | |
| Coordinates: 54°22′N 12°43′E / 54.367°N 12.717°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Barth |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Kerth (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.83 km2 (15.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,681 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18356 |
| Dialling codes | 038231 |
| Vehicle registration | NVP |
| Website | www.stadt-barth.de |
Barth 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.[2]