Anklam
Anklam | |
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Market square | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Anklam
within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
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Location of Anklam | |
Anklam Anklam | |
| Coordinates: 53°51′N 13°41′E / 53.850°N 13.683°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Galander (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.68 km2 (21.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 12,363 |
| • Density | 218.1/km2 (564.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17389 |
| Dialling codes | 03971 |
| Vehicle registration | VG, ANK |
| Website | www.anklam.de |
Anklam (German pronunciation: [ˈaŋklam] ⓘ), formerly known as Tanglim and Wendenburg, 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.