Angermünde

Angermünde
Town
Market Square and Townhall
Market Square and Townhall
Coat of arms of Angermünde
Coat of arms
AngermündeBoitzenburger LandBrüssowCarmzow-WallmowCasekowFlieth-StegelitzGartzGerswaldeGöritzGramzowGrünowHohenselchow-Groß PinnowLychenMescherinMilmersdorfMittenwaldeNordwestuckermarkOberuckerseePinnowPrenzlauRandowtalSchenkenbergSchönfeldSchwedtTantowTemmen-RingenwaldeTemplinUckerfeldeUckerlandZichowBrandenburg
Location of Angermünde within Uckermark district
Interactive map of Angermünde
Angermünde is located in Germany
Angermünde
Location within Germany
Angermünde is located in Brandenburg
Angermünde
Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 53°02′N 14°00′E / 53.033°N 14.000°E / 53.033; 14.000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictUckermark
Subdivisions24 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2016–24)Frederik Bewer
Area
 • Total
324.21 km2 (125.18 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
14,015
 • Density43.228/km2 (111.96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16278
Dialling codes03331
Vehicle registrationUM
Websitewww.angermuende.de

Angermünde (German pronunciation: [aŋɐˈmʏndə] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Uckermark in the state of Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is about 43 miles (69 km) 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 69 km north of Berlin. It is made up of the Inner City (German: Kernstadt), and 23 adjacent districts.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] In addition, there are 40 registered neighborhoods (German: Wohnplätze) within the districts.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] With an area of around 324 km2, Angermünde was, as of 2020, Germany's 17th largest municipality.

History

Postcard from c. 1900

The town was the site of a 1420 victory of Frederick I of Brandenburg over the Pomeranians. Since 1687, French Huguenots settled in the town, and the Holy Spirit Chapel served as the French church.

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 railway to Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland). Angermünde station then served as the junction for branch lines servicing Prenzlau, Bad Freienwalde, and Schwedt. During World War II, the Germans operated five forced labour subcamps of the Stalag III-C prisoner-of-war camp in the town.

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.

Climate

Climate data for Angermünde (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)		 4.3
(39.7)		 8.3
(46.9)		 14.6
(58.3)		 19.1
(66.4)		 22.2
(72.0)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.2
(75.6)		 19.4
(66.9)		 13.4
(56.1)		 7.1
(44.8)		 3.7
(38.7)		 13.6
(56.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)		 1.3
(34.3)		 4.1
(39.4)		 9.1
(48.4)		 13.5
(56.3)		 16.8
(62.2)		 18.9
(66.0)		 18.5
(65.3)		 14.3
(57.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 4.6
(40.3)		 1.6
(34.9)		 9.4
(48.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 0.3
(32.5)		 3.7
(38.7)		 7.7
(45.9)		 11.3
(52.3)		 13.5
(56.3)		 13.2
(55.8)		 9.6
(49.3)		 5.6
(42.1)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 5.2
(41.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.0
(1.50)		 28.9
(1.14)		 36.9
(1.45)		 27.2
(1.07)		 52.1
(2.05)		 54.2
(2.13)		 71.0
(2.80)		 57.8
(2.28)		 45.5
(1.79)		 38.0
(1.50)		 35.4
(1.39)		 37.1
(1.46)		 521.9
(20.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.5 13.4 13.8 10.7 12.7 12.9 13.8 13.2 11.4 13.8 14.3 16.3 161.6
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 8.8 8.5 3.3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.4 5.8 30.2
Average relative humidity (%) 87.0 83.0 78.3 70.7 71.0 71.1 71.2 72.8 78.7 84.6 89.8 89.1 79.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 50.7 74.0 130.2 196.6 233.6 228.8 237.1 221.3 165.1 111.8 49.6 39.3 1,738.1
Source: NOAA

Demography

Mayors

Frederik Bewer was elected in May 2016 with 95.3% of the vote, for an eight-year term.

Sons and daughters of the town

Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen

Twin cities

Notes

  1. ↑ Landkreis Uckermark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 4 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2025 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
  3. ↑ "Stadt Angermünde ist jetzt staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort". Niederlausitz Aktuell (in German). 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  4. ↑ Statistica Mitarbeiter (July 2020). "Gemeinden mit der größten Fläche in Deutschland". DE.Statista.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  5. 1 2 EB (1911).
  6. ↑ Muret, Eduard (1885). Geschichte der Französischen Kolonie in Brandenburg-Preußen, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Berliner Gemeinde. Aus Veranlassung der Zweihundertjährigen Jubelfeier am 29. Oktober 1885 (in German). Berlin. pp. 185–186.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ EB (1878).
  8. ↑ "Work Camps". Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Angermünde Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons [dead link]
  11. ↑ "Ergebnis der Bürgermeisterstichwahl am 8. Mai 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-12-27.

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