Angermünde

For other uses, see Angermünde (disambiguation).

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.

Angermünde
Town
Market Square and Townhall
Coat of arms
Location of Angermünde within Uckermark district
Angermünde Show map of Germany Angermünde Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 53°02′N 14°00′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Subdivisions	24 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Frederik Bewer[1]
Area
• Total	326.44 km2 (126.04 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,306
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16278
Dialling codes	03331
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.angermuende.de

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

History

Postcard from c. 1900

The town was the site of a 1420 victory of Frederick I of Brandenburg over the Pomeranians.^[5] Since 1687, French Huguenots settled in the town, and the Holy Spirit Chapel served as the French church.^[6]

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.^[7] Angermünde station then served as the junction for branch lines servicing Prenzlau, Bad Freienwalde, and Schwedt.^[5] During World War II, the Germans operated five forced labour subcamps of the Stalag III-C prisoner-of-war camp in the town.^[8]

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[9]

Demography

• 
  Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Angermünde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[10]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 16,460 —     1890 15,733 −0.30% 1910 16,545 +0.25% 1925 18,373 +0.70% 1939 18,139 −0.09% 1950 24,884 +2.92% 1964 22,204 −0.81%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 21,037 −0.77% 1981 18,651 −1.20% 1985 18,110 −0.73% 1990 17,372 −0.83% 1995 16,488 −1.04% 2000 16,481 −0.01% 2005 15,276 −1.51%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 14,360 −1.23% 2015 13,805 −0.79% 2016 13,797 −0.06% 2017 13,837 +0.29% 2018 13,744 −0.67% 2019 13,757 +0.09% 2020 13,637 −0.87%

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.^[11]

Gallery

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  City wall
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  Touristinformation
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  The lake Mündesee in Angermünde.
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  Holy Spirit Chapel
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  Timbered house
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  City Church St. Mary
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  Church in Schmiedeberg
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  Alcove house in Schmiedeberg
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  Alcove house in Schmiedeberg

• Fountain and sculptures by Christian Uhlig
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Sons and daughters of the town

Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen

• 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, Poland
• Zurrieq, Malta