Ribnitz-Damgarten
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Ribnitz-Damgarten is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated at the Recknitz river, close to its mouth into the Baltic Sea. Ribnitz-Damgarten is the largest town (but not the capital) of the district Nordvorpommern. Population: 17,053 (2005).
The town calls itself "amber town", since there are great deposits of amber around. Ribnitz-Damgarten is a gate to the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, as the Darß to this park is situated north of the town.
Ribnitz-Damgarten was established in 1950 by merging the former towns of Ribnitz and Damgarten, both situated on opposite sides of the Recknitz river. In ancient times the Recknitz formed the border between Mecklenburg and Pomerania. At the ford a castle was built about 1200, being the precursor of Ribnitz. The princes of Rügen responded by erecting a fortress on the opposite side that later became the town of Damgarten.
Sights in Ribnitz-Damgarten:
