Wiek
St. George's Church in Wiek
St. George's Church in Wiek
Coat of arms of Wiek
Location of Wiek within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Wiek  is located in Germany
Wiek
Wiek
Wiek  is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Wiek
Wiek
Coordinates: 54°37′20″N 13°17′21″E / 54.62222°N 13.28917°E / 54.62222; 13.28917
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Nord-Rügen
Government
  MayorPetra Harder (CDU)
Area
  Total25.53 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
  Total1,024
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18556
Dialling codes038391
Vehicle registrationRÜG
Websitewww.wiek-ruegen.de

Wiek (German pronunciation: [viːk] ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

The body of the well-known American Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III, killed while on an air raid on Kiel in 1943, was buried at Wiek by the German authorities. It laid there until 1947 when the body was repatriated to the United States.

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.

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