Althagen

The village of Althagen on the peninsula of Fischland-Darß-Zingst in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has been a part of the municipality of Ahrenshoop since 1950.

The Bakelberg knoll lies close to the steep coast of Althagen/Niehagen.

At 17.9 metres above sea level, it is the highest point on Fischland.

[1] Well known residents of Althagen include the designer, Gertrud Kleinhempel (1875-1948), the writer, Käthe Miethe (1893-1961) and (from 1944) the well-known artist couple Fritz Koch-Gotha (1877-1956) and Dora Koch-Stetter (1881-1968).

Koch-Stetter's 1911 expressionist painting, The red house in Althagen, is one of her most famous works to this day.