Rostock-Lichtenhagen

Lichtenhagen is a borough of Rostock in the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Rostock Sonnenblumenhaus
Lichtenhagen
Stadtteil of Rostock
Location of Lichtenhagen within Rostock
Lichtenhagen
Lichtenhagen
Coordinates: 54°5′N 12°8′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictUrban district
CityRostock
Area
  Total5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2009-12-31)
  Total13,506
  Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18109

It is a Plattenbau housing estate built from 1974 to 1976. It derives its name from the adjacent village of Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen. Its population peaked in 1988 with 20,276 inhabitants, which had fallen continuously to 13,467 by 2006. By 2013, its population recovered to 14,171, as the city of Rostock continues to grow.

The borough became infamous in August 1992 for the Riot of Rostock-Lichtenhagen.

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