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Schwedt (icebreaker)
Schwedt (or Schwedt/Oder; ) is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. With the official status of a '' Große kreisangehörige Stadt'' (major district town), it is the largest town of the Uckermark district, located near the river Oder, which forms the border with Poland. Overview The formerly agrarian town today has one of the largest oil refineries (''PCK Raffinerie GmbH'') in Germany, established in 1958 and connected to the Russian Druzhba pipeline network. The refinery uses 20 million cubic meters of water per year for the process. A large paper factory ('' UPM'') is located near Schwedt. Most industries were located in the remote area during communist rule in the 1960s and 1970s. Large residential areas were built for the workers moving to Schwedt. About 9% of the town's flats are in prefab concrete buildings (''Plattenbau'') dating from the era. As many jobs were lost after German reunification and the return to market economy, Schwedt has lost a quarter of it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandenburg
Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of German states by area, fifth-largest German state by area and the List of German states by population, tenth-most populous, with 2.5 million residents. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city. Other major towns are Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). Brandenburg surrounds the national capital and city-state of Berlin. Together they form the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, the third-largest Metropolitan regions in Germany, metropolitan area in Germany. There was Fusion of Berlin and Brandenburg#1996 fusion attempt, an unsuccessful attempt to unify both states in 1996, however the states still cooperate on many matters. Brandenburg originated in the Northern March in the 900s AD, from areas conquered from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floodplain
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river. Floodplains stretch from the banks of a river channel to the base of the enclosing valley, and experience flooding during periods of high Discharge (hydrology), discharge.Goudie, A. S., 2004, ''Encyclopedia of Geomorphology'', vol. 1. Routledge, New York. The soils usually consist of clays, silts, sands, and gravels deposited during floods. Because of regular flooding, floodplains frequently have high soil fertility since nutrients are deposited with the flood waters. This can encourage farming; some important agricultural regions, such as the Nile and Mississippi Basin, Mississippi Drainage basin, river basins, heavily exploit floodplains. Agricultural and urban regions have developed near or on floodplains to take advantage of the rich soil and freshwater. However, the Flood risk, risk of inundation has led to increasing efforts to Flood control, control flooding. Formation Most floodplai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryfino
Gryfino () is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 21,393 inhabitants (2017). It is the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The town is located on the Odra Wschodnia, the eastern branch of the Oder river, about south of Szczecin in Poland. The western branch of the Oder, away from the town center, marks the border with Germany. There is a direct road link between Gryfino and the German town of Mescherin across the river. The Crooked Forest is located in the village of Nowe Czarnowo, just outside Gryfino. History The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under Mieszko I around 967. Following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies it formed part of the Duchy of Pomerania. There are archaeological traces of Slavic settlement dating back to the 12th century. The settlement was built in 1230 when the area was part of the Duchy of Pomerania-Stettin in the Holy Roman Empire. It was granted Magdeburg town rights by Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczecin
Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and seventh-largest city of Poland. the population was 391,566. Szczecin is located on the Oder River, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern branches of the river. It is also surrounded by dense forests, shrubland and heaths, chiefly the Ueckermünde Heath, Wkrzańska Heath shared with Germany (Ueckermünde) and the Szczecin Landscape Park. Szczecin is adjacent to the Police, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, town of Police and is the urban centre of the Szczecin agglomeration, an extended metropolitan area that includes communities in the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penkun
Penkun () is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, and one of the smallest in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated east of Prenzlau, and southwest of Szczecin. Penkun is known for its Renaissance castle. Due to its proximity to the Szczecin agglomeration, it is a prospering town. According to the 2022 census, Poles and Ukrainians constituted 10.6% and 2.9% of the population, respectively. History The area formed part of Poland in the 12th century, and following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until its dissolution in 1637. From 1648 to 1720, Penkun was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Towns near Penkun * Szczecin (Poland) * Eggesin (Germany) * Uecker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passow, Brandenburg
Passow is a former Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Since 19 April 2022, it is an ''Ortsteil'' of the town Schwedt. Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Brandenburg, 25 March 2022. The former municipality Passow also contained the ''Ortsteile'' Briest, Jamikow and Schönow. Demography References Localities in Uckermark (district) Former municipalities in Brandenburg Schwedt {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Landin
Mark Landin is a former Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It was merged into the town Schwedt on 19 April 2022. Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Brandenburg, 25 March 2022. It consisted of the villages Grünow, Landin and Schönermark, which became ''Ortsteile'' of Schwedt. Demography References Localities in Uckermark (district) Former municipalities in Brandenburg Schwedt {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkholz-Meyenburg
Berkholz-Meyenburg is a former municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Since 19 April 2022, it is an ''Ortsteil'' of the town Schwedt Schwedt (or Schwedt/Oder; ) is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. With the official status of a ''Große Kreisstadt, Große kreisangehörige Stadt'' (major district town), it is the largest town of the Uckermark (district), Uckermark .... Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Brandenburg, 25 March 2022. Demography Refe ...
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Schöneberg, Brandenburg
Schöneberg is a village and a former municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Since January 2021 it is part of the city of Schwedt/Oder. Demography References Localities in Uckermark (district) Former municipalities in Brandenburg {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vierraden
Vierraden was the name of a small town in the northeast of the German state of Brandenburg. On October 26, 2003, it was incorporated into the city of Schwedt, Schwedt (Oder), which is about 3 kilometers to the south. Until the incorporation, Vierraden was part of the municipality of Gartz (Oder). Overview The town is near the mouth of the river Welse into the Hohensaaten-Friedrichsthaler Canal, which runs parallel to the River Oder. The Lower Oder Valley National Park begins just east of Vierraden. The "Mill with Four Wheels" (the name ''Vierraden'' means "four wheels") was first mentioned in 1265 in a document. The castle on the north bank of the Welse can be found in a document from 1321. Vierraden was given town privileges in 1515. It was almost completely destroyed during World War II because of its strategic location near the Oder river. Vierraden is known for growing tobacco, the area of the Eastern Uckermark is one of the few places in Germany to do so. The plants were bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gartz
Gartz is a border town in the Uckermark district in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is located on the West bank of the Oder River, on the border with Poland, about south of Szczecin, Poland. It is located within the historic region of Western Pomerania. History The existence of the town was first documented in 1124, when it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania, which had been conquered by the Polish duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. It was then visited by Otto of Bamberg, who was entrusted by Bolesław III Wrymouth with the Christianization of Western Pomerania. The name of the town derives from Old-Polabian from the word * < *gordьcь, meaning "small fortified settlement". Following the in 1138 it was part of the separate |
Angermünde
Angermünde () is a town in the district of Uckermark in the state of Brandenburg, in north-eastern 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, vitreous enamel, enamel-working, has declined. An administrative sub-centre of its district, it has several Protestant churches, Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Angermünde, 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 (food), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
