Country Germany District Vorpommern-Rügen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 25.53 km² Local time Sunday 9:15 PM Dialling code 038391 | State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Elevation 2 m (7 ft) Postal codes 18556 Population 1,193 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 18556 Municipal assoc. Nord-Rügen | |
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Wiek is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Map of 18556 Wiek, 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.
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