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» This article is about a district in Germany. For information about the Nazi concentration camp with the same name, see Uckermark concentration camp.
Uckermark is a
Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of
Brandenburg,
Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Barnim and
Oberhavel, the districts
Mecklenburg-Strelitz and
Uecker-Randow in
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and to the east
Poland (
Police County and
Gryfino County). The district is the largest district of Germany areawise.
Geography
The region is named after the
Uecker river, which is a tributary of the
Oder. Its source is close to Angermünde, from where it runs northward to
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The Oder river, forming the Polish border, bounds the district in the east. The district is characterised by 600 lakes and 2800 km of rivers. Rare animals still live in the lakeland:
ospreys,
beavers and
otters.
The western parts of the
Lower Oder Valley National Park (
Nationalpark Unteres Odertal) are located in Uckermark.
History
Uckermark was always a sparsely populated region. From the 6th to the 12th century
Slavic peoples migrated from Eastern Europe and settled in the area; then invaders from Brandenburg in the west came to the Uckermark christianizing the slavic tribes and founded monasteries, castles and towns. In medieval times the region was claimed by
Pomerania and
Mecklenburg. In 1479 a treaty awarded Uckermark once and for all to Brandenburg. It was later divided into the two administrative units
Uckerkreis and
Stolpirischer Kreis. In
1817 a third district was created in the area, the district Angermünde, and the other two districts were renamed to Prenzlau and Templin.
The current district Uckermark was created in
1993 by merging the previous districts Angermünde, Prenzlau and Templin, as well as the previously district-free city Schwedt.
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