Kessin
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Kessin | |
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 Medieval village church in Kessin | |
 Location of Kessin within the former district of Bad Doberan | |
 Interactive map of Kessin | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Coordinates: 54°4′N 12°11′E / 54.067°N 12.183°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Rostock |
| Municipality | Dummerstorf |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.97[1] km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31 [1]) | |
• Total | 1,478 |
| • Density | 134.7/km2 (349.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18196 |
| Dialling codes | 0381, 038208 |
| Vehicle registration | DBR |
Kessin is a village and a former municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
History
[edit]Since 7 June 2009, it is part of the municipality Dummerstorf. Before this, it was within the Warnow-Ost Amt.
A group of West Slavic people affiliated with the Veleti tribe settled Kessini in the 8th century. Known as the Kessinians, linguistically, they belonged to the Polabian Slavs.
In popular culture
[edit]A large part of the plot of Theodor Fontane's realist novel Effi Briest takes place in a fictional town named Kessin, which is said to be in Farther Pomerania.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009" [Territorial changes from January 2nd to December 31st, 2009]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
