Pasewalk

Pasewalk
Pasewalk
Location of the town of Pasewalk within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Coordinates	53°30′N 14°00′E / 53.5°N 14°E / 53.5; 14Coordinates: 53°30′N 14°00′E / 53.5°N 14°E / 53.5; 14
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Mayor	Rainer Dambach (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	54.99 km2 (21.23 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m  (49 ft)
Population	11,319 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	206 /km2 (533 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	UER
Postal code	17309
Area code	03973
Website	www.pasewalk.de

Pasewalk (German pronunciation: [ˈpaːzəvalk]) is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Located on the Uecker river, it is the capital of the former Uecker-Randow district, and the seat of the Uecker-Randow-Tal Amt of which it is not part.

Pasewalk became a town during the 12th century and was soon a member of the Hanseatic League. In 1359 it passed to the Duke of Pomerania. Frequently ravaged during the wars which devastated the district, it was plundered several times by the imperialists during the Thirty Years' War. In 1657 it was burned down by the Poles and in 1713 by the Russians. In the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 it was given to Sweden, but in 1676 it was conquered by Brandenburg. In 1720, in the Peace of Stockholm, it was finally assigned to Brandenburg-Prussia.

Notable residents

• Erich Paulun (1862–1909), physician

International relations

Pasewalk is twinned with:

•  Germany: Norden
•  Poland: Police
•  Belgium: Halen

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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