On 25 July 1952 there was a comprehensive land reform in East Germany, in which the states lost their importance and new provinces called Bezirke were formed.
[1] Kreis Bergen was joined to East Germany's network of trunk roads by the F96 from Saßnitz via Rambin to Berlin.
A railway link to the mainland existed in the shape of the line from Saßnitz via Rambin to Stralsund.
Kreis Bergen covered the northern part of the island of Rügen including the islands of Hiddensee and Ummanz off its coast and the peninsulas of Bug, Jasmund, Schaabe and Wittow.
Within the county were the town of Bergen itself and the municipalities of Altenkirchen, Boldevitz, Breege, Buschvitz, Dranske, Dubnitz, Gingst, Glowe, Groß Kubitz, Hiddensee, Karow, Kluis, Lieschow, Lietzow, Lohme, Lubkow, Neuenkirchen, Parchtitz, Patzig, Putgarten, Ralswiek, Rappin, Sagard, Saßnitz, Schaprode, Thesenvitz, Trent, Ummanz, Wiek and Zühlitz.