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14-587: The Uckermark is named after the Uecker river. The Oder River, forming the Polish border, bounds the district in the east. The district is characterised by 600 lakes and 2,800 km of rivers. Rare animals still live in the lakeland, such as ospreys , beavers and otters . The western parts of the Lower Oder Valley National Park are located in the district. The Uckermark was originally divided between

28-563: A garrison town, Prenzlau was again ravaged by passing troops during the Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars . In the mid 19th century, several citizens emigrated to Australia , where they founded the town of Prenzlau, Queensland west of Brisbane . In World War II the Oflag II-A prisoner-of-war camp was located just south of Prenzlau on the main road to Berlin. The town centre

42-660: A river in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prenzlau Prenzlau ( German: [ˈpʁɛnt͡slaʊ] , formerly also Prenzlow ) is a town in Brandenburg , Germany , the administrative seat of Uckermark District . It is also the centre of the historic Uckermark region. The town is located on the Ucker river, about 100 km (62 mi) north of Berlin . Prenzlau station —which opened in 1863—is

56-476: A small part of historical Western Pomerania , namely the area of Amt Gartz (Oder) , while on the other hand, a part of the historical Uckermark around Löcknitz is currently included in the Vorpommern-Greifswald District. The main feature of the coat of arms are the brick buildings of the district — the churches of Prenzlau and Angermünde . The city wall below recalls the many wars of

70-705: A stop on the Angermünde–Stralsund railway line. Settled since Neolithic times, the Prenzlau area from the 7th century AD was the site of several gords erected by the Polabian Slavs called Ukrani . In the late 12th century, the Dukes of Pomerania had the region colonized by Low German settlers. Prenzlau itself, named after Slavic Premyslaw , was first mentioned in 1187. It received town privileges by Duke Barnim I of Pomerania in 1234. When Duke Barnim signed

84-469: Is a river in the northeastern German states of Brandenburg , where it is known as the Ucker , and of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . Its source lies in the Uckermark district , one kilometer north of Ringenwalde . It flows northward through several lakes. The first one is Großer Krinertsee . The next ones are rather small. Then there are two large lakes, Lake Oberuckersee and Lake Unteruckersee , joined by

98-517: Is connected to the Baltic Sea by the three straits Peenestrom , Świna and Dziwna . The name Ucker originates from a West Slavic language , the word vikru/vikrus , meaning 'fast' or 'quick'. The Uecker gave its name to the Uckermark historical region and to the two districts Uckermark and Uecker-Randow . This article related to a river in Brandenburg is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

112-603: The Pomeranian Griffins earlier than Szczecin in 1234, shortly before they lost the Uckermark to the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1250. Most of the course below Unteruckersee is not navigable. An effort of the von Arnim family to prepare it for large river boats ceased after a few decades in the 19th century. Between Prenzlau and the junction of the river Köhntop , it is sometimes even difficult to travel by canoe. Near

126-643: The Treaty of Landin with the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg in 1250, Prenzlau was already a fortified town with walls and moats, four parish churches and a monastery. Together with Berlin - Cölln , Frankfurt and Stendal , it ranked among the largest towns in the margraviate. The Prenzlau and the Uckermark region were devastated during the Thirty Years' War . From the late 17th century onwards French Huguenot refugees settled here and an economic recovery started. Also

140-492: The Middle Ages. The two circular windows in the church tower symbolizes the division into two districts before the reform of 1817, the three Gothic windows represent this division. On the city wall are two shields — one with the griffin of Pomerania , the other with the red eagle of Brandenburg . The wavy lines in the upper part represent the main rivers in the district, Oder , Randow , and Uecker . The yellow color of

154-503: The administrative units Uckerkreis and Stolpirischer Kreis . In 1817 as part of the Province of Brandenburg , 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 . The district encompasses

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168-537: The background represents the agriculture of the district, as the Uckermark was the " granary " of Brandenburg. The coat of arms was created by Hans Benthin , and was officially granted on November 8, 1995. Amt-free municipalities 1. Amt Brüssow (Uckermark) 2. Amt Gartz (Oder) 3. Amt Gerswalde 4. Amt Gramzow 53°15′N 13°52′E  /  53.250°N 13.867°E  / 53.250; 13.867 Uecker The Uecker ( German pronunciation: [ˈʏkɐ] ) or Ucker

182-475: The navigable section of the river, called der Kanal , with the smaller Lake Möllensee in between. The island within Oberuckersee was the residence of a Slavic ruler in the 10th century, and connected to the coast of the lake by a long wooden bridge. On the northern end of Unteruckersee the city of Prenzlau is situated, nowadays the district capital of Uckermark. In Middle Ages, it was granted urban rights by

196-538: The small village of Nieden , the river arrives in (Mecklenbuurg-) Hither Pomerania , where it is called Uecker. In this country, it passes through the towns of Pasewalk , Torgelow , and Eggesin . Pasewalk, as well as Prenzlau, features some important Brick Gothic architecture. In Eggesin, the northern section of the river Randow discharges into the Uecker. In Ueckermünde , the Uecker ends in Szczecin Lagoon , which

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