Peenemünde

Peenemünde
Location of Peenemünde within Ostvorpommern-Greifswald district
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
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total349
 • 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

  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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