Peenemünde
municipality on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom
Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə) is a village in the northeast of the German (Western) part of Usedom island. It is near the mouth of the Peene river, on the easternmost part of the German Baltic coast. The town became well known because of the V-2 development by Wernher von Braun.
Peenemünde | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Peenemünde within Ostvorpommern-Greifswald district  | |
  Peenemünde  Peenemünde | |
| Coordinates: 54°08′0″N 13°46′0″E / 54.13333°N 13.76667°ECoordinates: 54°08′0″N 13°46′0″E / 54.13333°N 13.76667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Ostvorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Usedom-Nord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rainer Barthelmes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.97 km2 (9.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 343 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17449 |
| Dialling codes | 038371 |
| Vehicle registration | OVP |
| Website | www |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Peenemünde at Wikimedia Commons
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