Barth, Germany

Barth
Location of Barth within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Barth
Barth
Coordinates: 54°22′N 12°43′E / 54.367°N 12.717°E / 54.367; 12.717
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.Barth
Subdivisions4
Government
  MayorStefan Kerth (SPD)
Area
  Total
40.83 km2 (15.76 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
7,748
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18356
Dialling codes038231
Vehicle registrationNVP
Websitewww.stadt-barth.de

Barth (Polish: Bardo) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is situated at a lagoon (Bodden) of the Baltic Sea facing the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula. Barth belongs to the district of Vorpommern-Rügen. It is close to the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park. In 2011, it held a population of 8,706.