Anklam

Anklam
Market square
Market square
Coat of arms of Anklam
Location of Anklam within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Anklam is located in Germany
Anklam
Anklam
Anklam is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Anklam
Anklam
Coordinates: 53°51′N 13°41′E / 53.850°N 13.683°E / 53.850; 13.683
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Government
 • MayorMichael Galander (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
12,363
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17389
Dialling codes03971
Vehicle registrationVG, ANK
Websitewww.anklam.de

Anklam (German pronunciation: [ˈaŋklam] ), formerly known as Tanglim and Wendenburg,[2] is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the Kleines Haff, the western part of the Szczecin Lagoon. Anklam has a population of 12,177 (2021) and was the capital of the former Ostvorpommern district. Since September 2011, it has been part of the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ EB (1878).