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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
|Name = Wiek
|name = Wiek
|Wappen = Wappen Wiek.png
|image_coa = Wappen Wiek.png
|image_photo = St. Georg (Wiek) - front 3.jpg
|image_photo = St. Georg (Wiek) - front 5.jpg
|image_caption = St. George's Church in Wiek
|image_caption = St. George's Church in Wiek
|coordinates = {{coord|54|37|20|N|13|17|21|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|lat_deg = 54 |lat_min = 37 | lat_sec = 20
|lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 17 | lon_sec = 21
|image_plan =Wiek_in_VR.svg
|Lageplan = Wiek_in_RÜG.PNG
|state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
|Bundesland = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
|district = Vorpommern-Rügen
|Landkreis = Rügen
|Amt = Nord-Rügen
|Amt = Nord-Rügen
|Höhe = 2
|elevation = 2
|Fläche = 25.53
|area = 25.53
|postal_code = 18556
|Einwohner = 1231<!-- Bitte nicht per Hand aktualisieren: [[Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Kommunen_und_Landkreise_in_Deutschland/Einwohnerzahlen]] -->
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|area_code = 038391
|PLZ = 18556
|licence = RÜG
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 73 101
|Vorwahl = 038391
|Kfz = RÜG
|website = [https://www.wiek-ruegen.de/ www.wiek-ruegen.de]
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|mayor = Petra Harder
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 61 043
|party = CDU
|Adresse-Verband = Ernst-Thälmann-Straße 37<br />18551 Sagard
|Website = [http://www.wiek-ruegen.de www.wiek-ruegen.de]
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|Bürgermeister = Petra Harder
|Bürgermeistertitel = Bürgermeisterin
|Bürgermeistertitel = Bürgermeisterin
}}
}}
'''Wiek''' is a municipality in the [[Rügen (district)|district of Rügen]], in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]].
'''Wiek''' ({{IPA-de|viːk|-|De-Wiek.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] in the [[Vorpommern-Rügen]] district, in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], Germany.


The body of the well-known American [[Brigadier General (United States)|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 [[USA]].
The body of the well-known American [[Brigadier General (United States)|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==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commonscat-inline|Wiek|Wiek on Rügen Island}}
{{Commons category-inline|Wiek|Wiek on Rügen Island}}
*[http://www.wiek-ruegen.de/ Official website of Wiek (German)]
*{{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.ruegen.de/wiek.html?&L=1 Wiek at ruegen.de (English)]
*[https://www.ruegen.de/ueber-ruegen/inselorte/halbinselwittowaufruegen/wiek.html Wiek at ruegen.de] {{in lang|de}}


{{Cities and towns in Rügen (district)}}
{{Towns and municipalities in Vorpommern-Rügen (district)}}


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Revision as of 23:24, 27 July 2022

Wiek
Municipality
St. George's Church in Wiek
St. George's Church in Wiek
Coat of arms of Wiek
Coat of arms
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
LandDeutschland
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Nord-Rügen
Regierung
 • MayorPetra Harder (CDU)
Area
 • Total25.53 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,007
 • Density39/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 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.

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