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. With an area of around 324 km, Angermünde is Germany's 16th largest municipality. It is located in the Uckermarck region, roughly 80 km north of Berlin. The community is made up of the Inner City (German: "Kernstadt") and 23 adjacent districts: Altkünkendorf, Biesenbrow , Bölkendorf, Bruchhagen, Crussow, Dobberzin, Frauenhagen, Gellmersdorf, Görlsdorf, Greiffenberg, Günterberg, Herzsprung, Kerkow, Mürow, Neukünkendorf, Schmargendorf, Schmiedeberg, Steinhöfel, Stolpe, Welsow, Wilmersdorf, Wolletz, and Zuchenberg. Additionally, there are 40 more registered neighborhoods within the districts (German: "Wohnplätze"): 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. History. The town was the site of a 1420 victory of Frederick  I of Brandenburg over the Pomeranians. 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. Mayors. Frederik Bewer was elected in May 2016 with 95.3% of the vote, for an eight-year term.