Wiek, Rügen
Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Wiek (German pronunciation: [viːk] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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Wiek | |
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St. George's Church in Wiek | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wiek
within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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 Location of Wiek | |
  Wiek Location within Germany  Wiek Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′20″N 13°17′21″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Nord-Rügen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petra Harder (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.53 km2 (9.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 961 |
| • Density | 37.6/km2 (97.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18556 |
| Dialling codes | 038391 |
| Vehicle registration | RÜG |
| Website | www.wiek-ruegen.de |
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.
