| Kessin | |
| Ortsteil of Dummerstorf | |
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Kessin
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Location of Kessin within the former district of Bad Doberan
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Municipality | Dummerstorf |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population | 1,494 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 136 /km2 (353 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | DBR |
| Postal code | 18196 |
| Area codes | 0381, 038208 |
| Website | Amt Warnow-Ost |
Kessin is a village and a former municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 7 June 2009, it is part of the municipality Dummerstorf.
A large part of the plot of Theodor Fontane’s well-known realist novel "Effi Briest" takes place in a fictional town named Kessin, which is said to be in Farther Pomerania.