Angermünde

Angermünde is a town in the district of Uckermark in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is about northeast of Berlin, the capital of Germany.
The population is about 14,000, but has been declining since its traditional industrial base, enamel-working, has declined. An administrative sub-centre of its district, it has several Protestant churches, a former Franciscan church, a number of schools of higher learning and a recently refurbished historic marketplace with an old town hall. Located in the game-filled forests of the Uckermark, with its many lakes, it now relies heavily on tourism and the sources of revenue linked to it.
Since 2010, Angermünde is a federally declared resort town.
Name
The name Angermünde is an abbreviation of the older town of Tangermünde, for a while the town was named New-Tangermünde (Neu-Tangermünde), until it was changed to "Angermünde", with Anger being German for a central square in a town.
Geography
Angermünde is located in the Uckermarck region, roughly 80 km north of Berlin. It is made up of the Inner City (German: Kernstadt), and 23 adjacent districts. The districts are: Altkünkendorf, Biesenbrow, Bölkendorf, Bruchhagen, Crussow, Dobberzin, Frauenhagen, Gellmersdorf, Görlsdorf, Greiffenberg, Günterberg, Herzsprung, Kerkow, Mürow, Neukünkendorf, Schmargendorf, Schmiedeberg, Steinhöfel, Stolpe, Welsow, Wilmersdorf, Wolletz, and Zuchenberg. In addition, there are 40 registered neighborhoods (German: Wohnplätze) within the districts. The registered neighborhood are: Altenhof, Augustenfelde, Ausbau, Ausbau Mürower Straße, Ausbau Pinnower Weg, Ausbau Welsower Weg, Bauernsee, Blumberger Mühle, Breitenteicher Mühle, Friedrichsfelde, Gehegemühle, Glambecker Mühle, Greiffenberg Siedlung, Grumsin, Henriettenhof, Klein Frauenhagen, Leistenhof, Leopoldsthal, Linde, Lindenhof, Louisenhof, Luisenthal, Mürow-Oberdorf, Neu-Günterberg, Neuhaus, Neuhof, Peetzig, Rosinthal, Schäferei, Sonnenhof, Sternfelde, Stolper Mühle, Thekenberg, Waldfried, Waldfrieden, Wilhelmsfelde, Wilhelmshof, Ziethenmühle, und Zollende. With an area of around 324 km2, Angermünde was, as of 2020, Germany's 17th largest municipality.
Climate
History
The town was the site of a 1420 victory of Frederick I of Brandenburg over the Pomeranians.
From 1815 to 1947, Angermünde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. In the 19th century, the town was the seat of a Prussian circle in the Province of Brandenburg and linked to Berlin by the Berlin–Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) railway. Angermünde station then served as the junction for branch lines servicing Prenzlau, Bad Freienwalde, and Schwedt.
From 1947 to 1952, Angermünde was part of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.
Demography
Mayors
1989–1998: Wolf-Hugo Just
1998–2016: Wolfgang Krakow (SPD)
since 2016: Frederik Bewer (independent)
Frederik Bewer was elected in May 2016 with 95.3% of the vote, for an eight-year term.
Gallery
Sons and daughters of the town
Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen (1780–1856), German scholar
Albert Manthe (1847–1928), sculptor
Hermann Dietrich (1856–1930), born in Schmargendorf, politician (DNVP), member of Reichstag
Ehm Welk (1884–1966), writer
Hans-Erich Voss (1897–1969), Vice Admiral in World War II
Günter Reimann (1904–2005), economist and journalist
Heinrich Borgmann (1912–1945), adjutant of Adolf Hitler
Hartmut Losch (1943–1997), athlete, European champion in discus throw
Maik Heydeck (born 1965), boxer
Julia Jäger (born 1970), actress
Twin cities
Espelkamp, North Rine-Westphalia
Lüdge, North Rine-Westphalia
Strzelce Krajeńskie, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
Zurrieq, Malta
Notes
References
External links
Official Website
Localities in Uckermark (district)