Uckermark (district)

:"This article is about a district in Germany. For the historical region, see Uckermark. For information about the Nazi concentration camp with the same name, see Uckermark concentration camp."

Infobox German district noregbez
name=Uckermark
state=Brandenburg
capital=Prenzlau
area=3,058.2
population=146,434
population_as_of=2002
density=48
carsign=UM
url=http://www.uckermark.de

Uckermark is a "Kreis" (district) in the northeastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from the south) Barnim and Oberhavel, the districts Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Uecker-Randow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and to the east Poland (Police County and Gryfino County). It is the largest district of Germany areawise. The district is named after the historical region of Uckermark.

Geography

The Uckermark is named after the Uecker river, which is a tributary of the Oder. The Oder River, forming the Polish border, bounds the district in the east. The district is characterised by 600 lakes and 2,800 km of rivers. Rare animals still live in the lakeland, such as ospreys, beavers and otters.

The western parts of the Lower Oder Valley National Park are located in the district.

History

The Uckermark was originally divided between the administrative units "Uckerkreis" and "Stolpirischer Kreis". In 1817 as part of the Province of Brandenburg, a third district was created in the area, the district Angermünde, and the other two districts were renamed to Prenzlau and Templin. The current district Uckermark was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts Angermünde, Prenzlau and Templin, as well as the previously district-free city Schwedt.

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.uckermark.de Official website] de icon
* [http://www.uckermark-erleben.de Touristical website] de icon
* [http://www.uckermark.city-map.de city-map and Internet Market Place] de icon
* [http://www.land-uckermark.de online-shop for specialities and arts and crafts] de icon