Ribnitz-Damgarten

Ribnitz-Damgarten
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Ribnitz-Damgarten
Location of Ribnitz-Damgarten within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Ribnitz-Damgarten is located in Germany
Ribnitz-Damgarten
Ribnitz-Damgarten
Ribnitz-Damgarten is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Ribnitz-Damgarten
Ribnitz-Damgarten
Coordinates: 54°15′N 12°28′E / 54.250°N 12.467°E / 54.250; 12.467
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Ribnitz-Damgarten
Government
 • MayorThomas Huth (Die Unabhängigen)
Area
 • Total
122.20 km2 (47.18 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
15,729
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18311
Dialling codes03821
Vehicle registrationNVP
Websitewww.ribnitz-damgarten.de

Ribnitz-Damgarten (pronunciation) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, situated on Lake Ribnitz (Ribnitzer See). Ribnitz-Damgarten is in the west of the district Vorpommern-Rügen.

The border between the historical regions of Mecklenburg and Pomerania goes directly through the town; Damgarten is the eastern and Pomeranian part, and Ribnitz is the western and Mecklenburgian part.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.