Uecker-Randow

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Uecker-Randow
Map of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania highlighting the district Uecker-Randow
State	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County seat	Pasewalk
Area	1,624 km²
Population	83,459 (2001)
Pop. density	51 inh./km²
Car identification	UER
Web page	http://www.uecker-randow.de

Uecker-Randow is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea and the Polish border. Neighboring district are (from south clockwise) Uckermark in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Ostvorpommern. To the east is the West Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

[edit] Geography

The district is named after the two main rivers running from the south to the north. The Uecker river runs through the towns of Pasewalk, Torgelow and Ueckermünde before entering the Baltic Sea. The Randow is a tributary of the Uecker; it is running through Eggesin and flows into the Uecker just a few kilometres above its mouth.

[edit] History

The district was created on June 12, 1994 by merging the previous districts Pasewalk, Ueckermünde and part of the district Strasburg.

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a griffin to the left and an eagle to the right. The griffin is the symbol of Pommern, while the eagle is the symbol of Brandenburg. Historically the territory of the district was divided between these two states. The tower in the middle represents a large tower in Pasewalk, the capital of the district. The wavy lines in bottom stand both for the two main rivers which gave the district its name, as well as for the Oder Lagoon of the Baltic Sea.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Ämter
Eggesin¹ Pasewalk Penkun¹ Strasburg Torgelow¹ Ueckermünde ¹ inside an Amt	Am Stettiner Haff Löcknitz-Penkun Torgelow-Ferdinandshof Uecker-Randow-Tal

Towns

Ämter