Wiek, Rügen
Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Wiek within Vorpommern-Rügen district
54°37′20″N 13°17′21″E / 54.62222°N 13.28917°E / 54.62222; 13.28917
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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
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
External links
Media related to Wiek on Rügen Island at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Wiek at ruegen.de (in German)
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Towns and municipalities in Vorpommern-Rügen
- Ahrenshagen-Daskow
- Ahrenshoop
- Altefähr
- Altenkirchen
- Altenpleen
- Baabe
- Bad Sülze
- Barth
- Bergen auf Rügen
- Binz
- Born auf dem Darß
- Breege
- Buschvitz
- Dettmannsdorf
- Deyelsdorf
- Dierhagen
- Divitz-Spoldershagen
- Dranske
- Drechow
- Dreschvitz
- Eixen
- Elmenhorst
- Franzburg
- Fuhlendorf
- Garz/Rügen
- Gingst
- Glewitz
- Glowe
- Göhren
- Grammendorf
- Gransebieth
- Gremersdorf-Buchholz
- Grimmen
- Groß Kordshagen
- Groß Mohrdorf
- Gustow
- Insel Hiddensee
- Hugoldsdorf
- Jakobsdorf
- Karnin
- Kenz-Küstrow
- Klausdorf
- Kluis
- Kramerhof
- Lancken-Granitz
- Lietzow
- Lindholz
- Löbnitz
- Lohme
- Lüdershagen
- Lüssow
- Marlow
- Millienhagen-Oebelitz
- Mönchgut
- Neuenkirchen
- Niepars
- Pantelitz
- Papenhagen
- Parchtitz
- Patzig
- Poseritz
- Preetz
- Prerow
- Prohn
- Pruchten
- Putbus
- Putgarten
- Ralswiek
- Rambin
- Rappin
- Ribnitz-Damgarten
- Richtenberg
- Saal
- Sagard
- Samtens
- Sassnitz
- Schaprode
- Schlemmin
- Sehlen
- Sellin
- Semlow
- Splietsdorf
- Steinhagen
- Stralsund
- Süderholz
- Sundhagen
- Trent
- Tribsees
- Trinwillershagen
- Ummanz
- Velgast
- Weitenhagen
- Wendisch Baggendorf
- Wendorf
- Wieck auf dem Darß
- Wiek
- Wittenhagen
- Wustrow
- Zarrendorf
- Zingst
- Zirkow
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