Grimmen

Grimmen
Coat of arms
Grimmen
Location of Grimmen within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Coordinates: 54°06′36″N 13°02′29″E / 54.11000°N 13.04139°E / 54.11000; 13.04139Coordinates: 54°06′36″N 13°02′29″E / 54.11000°N 13.04139°E / 54.11000; 13.04139
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Government
• Mayor	Benno Rüster (CDU)
Area
• Total	50.29 km2 (19.42 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	10,019
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	18507
Dialling codes	038326
Vehicle registration	NVP
Website	www.grimmen.de

Grimmen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɪmən]) is a town in Vorpommern-Rügen, a district in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Prior to 2011 when district reforms were made in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern it was the capital of the now bygone Nordvorpommern district which was abolished and merged to create the district of Vorpommern-Rügen.

Grimmen is located in southeastern Nordvorpommern on the banks of the river Trebel, about 30 km south of Stralsund and 30 km west of Greifswald. The town is connected to the Stralsund- Neustrelitz-Berlin railways, and to Autobahn A 20. Adjacent to the city limits are Amt Franzburg-Richtenberg in the West, Amt Miltzow in the North, and the Süderholz municipality in the Southeast.

In addition to the town of Grimmen, the following villages are also within Grimmen's city limits:

Neighbouring municipalities, listed clockwise beginning in the North, are Wittenhagen, Wilmshagen, Süderholz, Wendisch Baggendorf, Splietsdorf, Papenhagen.