Kessin

Ortsteil of Dummerstorf in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Location of Kessin within the former district of Bad Doberan

54°4′N 12°11′E / 54.067°N 12.183°E / 54.067; 12.183CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictRostock MunicipalityDummerstorf Area

• Total10.97 km² (4.24 sq mi)Elevation

27 m (89 ft)Population

(2006-12-31)

• Total1,494 • Density140/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

18196

Dialling codes0381, 038208Vehicle registrationDBR

Kessin is a village and a former municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

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

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.