Pasewalk

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Pasewalk

St. Mary in the center of Pasewalk

Coat of arms
Pasewalk

Coordinates: 53°30′N 14°00′E / 53.500°N 14.000°E / 53.500; 14.000Coordinates: 53°30′N 14°00′E / 53.500°N 14.000°E / 53.500; 14.000
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Vorpommern-Greifswald
Government
  Mayor Sandra Nachtweih (Ind.)
Area
  Total 54.99 km2 (21.23 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 10,535
  Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 17309
Dialling codes 03973
Vehicle registration VG, PW
Website www.pasewalk.de

Pasewalk (German pronunciation: [ˈpaːzəvalk], Kashubian: Pòzdzewôłk) 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.

History

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 Imperial troops 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. The town is famous for having been surrendered to the French without a fight during the War of the Fourth Coalition, despite them being way less numerous than the defenders of the city. On the day World War I ended, the future dictator of Germany Adolf Hitler was being treated here after being wounded by a gas attack. During the Battle of Berlin, part of World War II, Pasewalk was captured by troops of the 2nd Belorussian Front of the Red Army on 28 April 1945.

Mayors of Pasewalk

Einwohnerentwicklung

Year Inhabitants
1618 ca. 2.000 [2]
1648 ca. 250 [2]
1740 2.401 [3]
1812 3.888 [3]
1848 ca. 6.500 [4]
1852 6.586 [3]
1880 9.469 [4]
1885 9.514 [4]
1895 9.788 [4]
Year Inhabitants
1900 10.299 [5]
1919 11.041 [6]
1925 11.768 [4]
1933 12.582 [2]
1939 12.568 [7]
1955 12.597 [8]
1980 15.366 [9]
1985 15.881 [10]
1990 15.516 [11]
1995 13.932 [11]
Year Inhabitants
2010 11.319 [11]
2015 10.535 [11]

Born in Pasewalk

Georg von Kameke

International relations

Pasewalk is twinned with:[12]

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