Mönchhagen

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Mönchhagen
Coat of arms of Mönchhagen
Location of Mönchhagen within Rostock district
Mönchhagen is located in Germany
Mönchhagen
Mönchhagen
Mönchhagen is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mönchhagen
Mönchhagen
Coordinates: 54°08′N 12°12′E / 54.133°N 12.200°E / 54.133; 12.200
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictRostock
Municipal assoc.Rostocker Heide
Government
 • MayorHelga Kentzler
Area
 • Total10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,280
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18182
Dialling codes038202
Vehicle registrationLRO
Websitewww.amt-rostocker-heide.de

Mönchhagen is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Geography[edit]

The municipality of Mönchhagen lies to the east of the Hanseatic City of Rostock in a predominantly flat region that is drained by the stream of the Peezer Bach into the bay of Breitling. The Baltic Sea coast is only 10 kilometres from Mönchhagen (beach at Markgrafenheide).

The village of Häschendorf belongs to Mönchhagen (incorporated in 1970).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.