Ueckermünde

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen_Ueckermünde.pnglat_deg = 53 | lat_min = 44 | lat_sec = 20
lon_deg = 14 | lon_min = 02 | lon_sec = 40
Lageplan = Ueckermünde in UER.pngBundesland = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Landkreis = Uecker-Randow
Höhe = 5
Fläche = 84.69
Einwohner = 10399
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 17373
Vorwahl = 039771
Kfz = UER
Gemeindeschlüssel = 13 0 62 059
LOCODE = DE UCK
Gliederung = 4
Adresse = Am Rathaus 3
17373 Ueckermünde
Website = [http://www.ueckermuende.de/ www.ueckermuende.de]
Bürgermeister = Heidi Michaelis
Partei =

Ueckermünde (IPA2|ʏkɐˈmʏndə; _pl. Wkryujście) is a municipality in the district of Uecker-Randow in eastern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, near Germany's border with Poland (Police County).

Geography

The town, lying on the Oder Lagoon ("Oderhaff, Stettiner Haff") is Germany's northeasternmost port city. It is recognized by the state as a resort town, and it is home to the last palace of the Dukes of Pomerania still in existence on German soil. Emptying into the lagoon is the town's namesake, the river Uecker; Ueckermünde means "mouth of the Uecker".

The surrounding area, even when seen from the odd spot that reaches 20 m above sea level, is almost flat. The city also gave the Ueckermünder Heide (heath and woodland) its name. It is Western Pomerania's biggest wooded area, and stretches from the northwest to the southeast over 50 km to the Polish town of Police (Pölitz in German).

Parts of town

The following communities belong to Ueckermünde:
* Bellin
* Berndshof
* Rosenmühl
* Neuhof

Neighbouring communities

Clockwise from the east, these are Vogelsang-Warsin, Eggesin, Liepgarten, Lübs, Mönkebude and Grambin.

History

* 1178 – First documentary mention.
* 1546 – Palace built anew by Phillip I.
* 1818 – Ueckermünde becomes district seat (until 1994)
* 19th/20th centuries – Rowing traffic, brickmaking and iron were all important industries.

City partnerships

* Nowe Warpno, Poland
* Pattensen, Lower Saxony
* Sande, Lower Saxony

Towns near Ueckermünde

* Szczecin City (Poland)
* Torgelow (Germany)
* Eggesin (Germany)
* Pasewalk (Germany)
* Nowe Warpno (Poland)
* Police, Poland
* Świnoujście (Poland)

Infrastructure

Ueckermünde can be reached from the "Pasewalk-West" or "Pasewalk-Süd" interchange on Autobahn A 20. "Bundesstraße" (Federal Highway) B 109 running between Anklam and Prenzlau passes 13 km to the town's west. Ueckermünde is the last stop on the railway line from Pasewalk. Passenger ships sail regularly to Szczecin, Świnoujście and Kamminke on the island of Usedom. Also, the Berlin-Usedom cycling highway passes through the town.

Sightseeing

* Stadtschloss (palace with museum)
* Stadthafen (harbour)
* Historic marketplace
* Ueckermünder Zoo
* Mushroom museum
* "Strandhalle" ("Beach Hall")

Sons and daughters of the city

* Friedrich Magnus, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
* Marianne Buggenhagen, 6-time Olympic medallist, 7-time world champion and 125-time East German champion in disabled sports.

External links

* [http://www.ueckermuende.de City's official homepage]