Sagard

Sagard
Sagard
Municipality
	St. Michaelis church of Sagard
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sagard within Vorpommern-Rügen district
	Sagard Sagard
	Coordinates: 54°31′N 13°33′E / 54.517°N 13.550°E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Municipal assoc.	Nord-Rügen
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Sandro Wenzel
Area
• Total	27.93 km2 (10.78 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	2,462
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18551
Dialling codes	038302
Vehicle registration	RÜG
Website	www.amt-nord-ruegen.de

Sagard is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

Sagard is first mentioned in 1250 as Zagard. The name of the municipality of Sagard comes from the Slavic and means something like stockade or fortified settlement. This points to a Slavic burgwall from the 12th Century that was formerly sited here, but has since been levelled.

Around 1750, there were the beginnings of a health resort. In 1795, the pastor, Heinrich Christoph von Willich, and his brother, the country doctor, Dr. Moritz von Willich, opened a Spring, Bathing and Leisure Institute. The bathing facility lasted until about 1830. Today the Historic Brunnenaue Park (Historische Parkanlage Brunnenaue) recalls the former idyllic spa park with its promenades, fountains and bath houses.