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{{short description|Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany}}
{{Infobox German location
|type              = Stadt
|image_coa           = Wappen Rerik.svg
|image_photo      = Rerik I.JPG
|image_caption    = Church
|coordinates      = {{coord|54|6|N|11|37|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan         =Rerik_in_LRO.svg
|plantext =
|state       = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
|district        = Rostock
|Amt              = Neubukow-Salzhaff
|elevation             = 10
|area           = 33.45
|postal_code              = 18230
|area_code          = 038296
|licence              = LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 72 085
|website          = [http://www.rerik.de/ www.rerik.de]
|mayor    = Wolfgang Gulbis
|party           = SPD
}}

'''Rerik''' ({{Pronunciation|De-Rerik.ogg}}, formerly '''Alt-Gaarz''')  is a town in the [[Rostock (district)|Rostock]] district, in [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], [[Germany]]. It is situated on the [[Baltic Sea]] coast, 19&nbsp;km west of [[Bad Doberan]], and 27&nbsp;km northeast of [[Wismar]]. In 1938, Rerik was named after the old Slavic-Scandinavian settlement [[Reric]], that was believed to have been situated near present Rerik.

It is the setting for [[Alfred Andersch]]'s [[debut novel]], ''[[Flight to Afar]]'' (1957).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rerik.de/Sansibar.73.html|title = Sansibar - Ostseebad Rerik}}</ref>

==Rerik West==
'''Rerik West''', on a [[peninsula]] separated from the town itself by a small [[isthmus]], was a [[military townlet]] (barracks town) for [[Group of Soviet Forces in Germany|Soviet forces]] during the time of the [[German Democratic Republic]]. Following [[German reunification]], it was abandoned in 1992 and declared a restricted area due to contamination by unexploded munitions. It is now a [[ghost town]], and has become a haven for wildlife.

==Notable people==
* Wolfgang Hillebrandt (born 1944), astrophysicist

==External links==
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*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rerik-West Commons category:Rerik-West]

==References==
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{{Towns and municipalities in Rostock (district)}}

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[[Category:Seaside resorts in Germany]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Mecklenburg]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1938]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Germany (Baltic Sea)]]

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