Uckermark
Sign in to saveThe Uckermark () is a historical region in northeastern Germany, which straddles the Uckermark District of Brandenburg and the Vorpommern-Greifswald District of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its traditional capital is Prenzlau.
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.seat_type
- Traditional capital
- Settlement.seat
- Prenzlau
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Early history
- Ukrani, a Polabian tribe
- Pomerania, Ostsiedlung
- Pomerania and Brandenburg struggle for overlordship
- Brandenburg
- Prussia, and Huguenot settlement
- Post-World War II
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Uckermark () is a historical region in northeastern Germany, which straddles the Uckermark District of Brandenburg and the Vorpommern-Greifswald District of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its traditional capital is Prenzlau.
==Geography== The region is named after the Uecker River, which is a tributary of the Oder; the name Uckermark means "March of the Uecker". The river's source is close to Angermünde, from where it runs northward to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Oder River, forming the German-Polish border, bounds the region in the east. The western parts of the Lower Oder Valley National Park are located in the Uckermark.
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