Peenemünde

Coordinates: 54°08′0″N 13°46′0″E / 54.13333°N 13.76667°E / 54.13333; 13.76667
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Peenemünde
Coat of arms of Peenemünde
Location of Peenemünde within Ostvorpommern-Greifswald district
Peenemünde is located in Germany
Peenemünde
Peenemünde
Peenemünde is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Peenemünde
Peenemünde
Coordinates: 54°08′0″N 13°46′0″E / 54.13333°N 13.76667°E / 54.13333; 13.76667
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictOstvorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.Usedom-Nord
Government
 • MayorRainer Barthelmes
Area
 • Total24.97 km2 (9.64 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total343
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17449
Dialling codes038371
Vehicle registrationOVP
Websitewww.amt-usedom-nord.de

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.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.

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