Kreis Bergen

Kreis Bergen (district of Bergen) was a Kreis on the island of Rügen in the district of Bezirk Rostock in East Germany from 1952 to 1955.

History
After the end of the Second World War the shire county of Rügen (Landkreis Rügen), which covered the island of Rügen, came under the Soviet Zone of Occupation and was incorporated into the state of Mecklenburg. On 25 July 1952 there was a comprehensive land reform in East Germany, in which the states lost their importance and new provinces called Bezirke were formed. Out of the territory of the old county of Rügen the town new counties of Bergen and Putbus were formed.

Because the division of the island of Rügen into two counties soon proved pointless, the counties of Bergen and Putbus were reunited on 1 January 1956 into the county of Rügen.

Transport
Kreis Bergen was joined to East Germany's network of trunk roads by the F96 from Saßnitz via Rambin to Berlin. A railway link to the mainland existed in the shape of the line from Saßnitz via Rambin to Stralsund. Rail services in the county were also served by the branch lines of Bergen & Lauterbach Mole, Lietzow & Binz and Bergen & Altenkirchen.

Municipalities
Kreis Bergen covered the northern part of the island of Rügen including the islands of Hiddensee and Ummanz off its coast and the peninsulas of Bug, Jasmund, Schaabe and Wittow. Within the county were the town of Bergen itself and the municipalities of Altenkirchen, Boldevitz, Breege, Buschvitz, Dranske, Dubnitz, Gingst, Glowe, Groß Kubitz, Hiddensee, Karow, Kluis, Lieschow, Lietzow, Lohme, Lubkow, Neuenkirchen, Parchtitz, Patzig, Putgarten, Ralswiek, Rappin, Sagard, Saßnitz, Schaprode, Thesenvitz, Trent, Ummanz, Wiek and Zühlitz.