Grimmen

Grimmen
Town
Church of Saint Mary
Coat of arms
Location of Grimmen within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Coordinates: 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
Subdivisions	12 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Benno Rüster (CDU)
Area
• Total	50.29 km2 (19.42 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,586
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18507
Dialling codes	038326
Vehicle registration	GMN, NVP
Website	www.grimmen.de

Grimmen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɪmən]; Kashubian: Grzëmié) 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.