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{{Infobox German place
|type               = Stadt
|image_coa          = Wappen Angermuende.png
|image_photo        = ANG009a.jpg
|image_caption      = Market Square and Townhall
|coordinates        = {{coord|53|02|N|14|00|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan         = Angermünde_in_UM.png
|state         = Brandenburg
|district          = Uckermark
|elevation         = 50
|area             = 326.44
|postal_code       = 16278
|area_code         = 03331
|licence           = UM
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 73 008
|divisions         = 24 [[Ortsteil]]e
|website           = [http://www.angermuende.de/ www.angermuende.de]
|mayor             = Frederik Bewer<ref>[https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/bm-wahlen/ergebnisse/~12073000 Landkreis Uckermark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters], accessed 4 July 2021.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2016&ndash;24
|party             = 
}}

'''Angermünde''' ({{IPA|de|aŋɐˈmʏndə|-|Angermuende.ogg}}) is a town in the district of Uckermark in the state of [[Brandenburg]], in north-eastern [[Germany]]. It is about {{convert|43|mi|sp=us}} northeast of [[Berlin]], the capital of Germany.

The population is about 14,000, but has been declining since its traditional industrial base, [[vitreous enamel|enamel]]-working, has declined. An administrative sub-centre of its district, it has several Protestant churches, [[Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Angermünde|a former Franciscan church]], a number of schools of higher learning and a recently refurbished historic marketplace with an old town hall. Located in the [[Game (food)|game]]-filled [[forest]]s of the [[Uckermark]], with its many [[lake]]s, it now relies heavily on [[tourism]] and the sources of revenue linked to it.

Since 2010, Angermünde is a federally declared [[resort town]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-13|title=Stadt Angermünde ist jetzt staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort|url=https://www.niederlausitz-aktuell.de/brandenburg/12425/stadt-angermuende-ist-jetzt.html|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Niederlausitz Aktuell|language=de-DE}}</ref>

==Name==
{{unreferenced section|date = June 2023}}
The name Angermünde is an abbreviation of the older town of [[Tangermünde]], for a while the town was named New-Tangermünde (''Neu-Tangermünde''), until it was changed to "Angermünde", with ''Anger'' being German for a central square in a town.

== Geography ==
{{more citations needed section | date = June 2023}}
Angermünde is located in the [[Uckermark|Uckermarck]] region, roughly 69&nbsp;km north of Berlin. It is made up of the Inner City (German: ''Kernstadt''), and 23 adjacent districts.{{citation needed|date = June 2023}} The districts are: Altkünkendorf, Biesenbrow, Bölkendorf, Bruchhagen, Crussow, Dobberzin, Frauenhagen, Gellmersdorf, Görlsdorf, Greiffenberg, Günterberg, Herzsprung, Kerkow, Mürow, Neukünkendorf, Schmargendorf, Schmiedeberg, Steinhöfel, Stolpe, Welsow, Wilmersdorf, Wolletz, and Zuchenberg.{{citation needed|date = June 2023}} In addition, there are 40 registered neighborhoods (German: ''Wohnplätze'') within the districts.{{citation needed|date = June 2023}} The registered neighborhood are: Altenhof, Augustenfelde, Ausbau, Ausbau Mürower Straße, Ausbau Pinnower Weg, Ausbau Welsower Weg, Bauernsee, Blumberger Mühle, Breitenteicher Mühle, Friedrichsfelde, Gehegemühle, Glambecker Mühle, Greiffenberg Siedlung, Grumsin, Henriettenhof, Klein Frauenhagen, Leistenhof, Leopoldsthal, Linde, Lindenhof, Louisenhof, Luisenthal, Mürow-Oberdorf, Neu-Günterberg, Neuhaus, Neuhof, Peetzig, Rosinthal, Schäferei, Sonnenhof, Sternfelde, Stolper Mühle, Thekenberg, Waldfried, Waldfrieden, Wilhelmsfelde, Wilhelmshof, Ziethenmühle, und Zollende.{{citation needed|date = June 2023}} With an area of around 324&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, Angermünde was, as of 2020, Germany's 17th largest municipality.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Statistica Mitarbeiter | date = July 2020 | title = Gemeinden mit der größten Fläche in Deutschland | work = DE.Statista.com | url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1240680/umfrage/gemeinden-mit-der-groessten-flaeche/ | access-date=2023-06-25|language=de}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Angermünde, Brandenburg - Stadtansicht mit Mündesee (2) (Zeno Ansichtskarten).jpg|thumb|left|Postcard from {{circa|1900}}]]
The town was the site of a 1420 victory of [[Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg|Frederick I]] of [[Electorate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]] over the [[Pomerania]]ns.{{sfnp|EB|1911}} Since 1687, [[French people|French]] [[Huguenots]] settled in the town, and the Holy Spirit Chapel served as the French church.<ref>{{cite book|last=Muret|first=Eduard|title=Geschichte der Französischen Kolonie in Brandenburg-Preußen, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Berliner Gemeinde. Aus Veranlassung der Zweihundertjährigen Jubelfeier am 29. Oktober 1885|year=1885|location=Berlin|language=de|pages=185–186}}</ref>

From 1815 to 1947, Angermünde was part of the [[Prussia]]n [[Province of Brandenburg]]. In the 19th century, the town was the seat of a [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] circle in the [[Province of Brandenburg]] and linked to [[Berlin]] by the [[Berlin]]–[[Stettin]] (now Szczecin, [[Poland]]) railway.{{sfnp|EB|1878}} [[Angermünde station]] then served as the junction for branch lines servicing [[Prenzlau]], [[Bad Freienwalde]], and [[Schwedt]].{{sfnp|EB|1911}} During [[World War II]], the Germans operated five [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] subcamps of the [[Stalag III-C]] [[German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II|prisoner-of-war camp]] in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/Work_camps.htm|title=Work Camps|access-date=14 June 2025}}</ref>

From 1947 to 1952, Angermünde was part of the State of [[Brandenburg]], from 1952 to 1990 of the [[Bezirk Frankfurt]] of [[East Germany]] and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

== Climate ==

{{Weather box|width=auto	
| location = Angermünde	(1991–2020 normals)
| metric first = Y	
| single line = Y	
|Jan high C = 2.8
|Feb high C = 4.3
|Mar high C = 8.3
|Apr high C = 14.6
|May high C = 19.1
|Jun high C = 22.2
|Jul high C = 24.5
|Aug high C = 24.2
|Sep high C = 19.4
|Oct high C = 13.4
|Nov high C = 7.1
|Dec high C = 3.7
| year high C =	13.6
|Jan mean C = 0.4
|Feb mean C = 1.3
|Mar mean C = 4.1
|Apr mean C = 9.1
|May mean C = 13.5
|Jun mean C = 16.8
|Jul mean C = 18.9
|Aug mean C = 18.5
|Sep mean C = 14.3
|Oct mean C = 9.3
|Nov mean C = 4.6
|Dec mean C = 1.6
|year mean C =9.4
|Jan low C = -2.1
|Feb low C = -1.7
|Mar low C = 0.3
|Apr low C = 3.7
|May low C = 7.7
|Jun low C = 11.3
|Jul low C = 13.5
|Aug low C = 13.2
|Sep low C = 9.6
|Oct low C = 5.6
|Nov low C = 2.0
|Dec low C = -0.7
| year low C =	5.2
| precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 38.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 28.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 36.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 27.2
|May precipitation mm = 52.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 71.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 57.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 45.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 38.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 35.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 37.1
| year precipitation mm =521.9
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm	
|Jan precipitation days = 15.5
|Feb precipitation days = 13.4
|Mar precipitation days = 13.8
|Apr precipitation days = 10.7
|May precipitation days = 12.7
|Jun precipitation days = 12.9
|Jul precipitation days = 13.8
|Aug precipitation days = 13.2
|Sep precipitation days = 11.4
|Oct precipitation days = 13.8
|Nov precipitation days = 14.3
|Dec precipitation days = 16.3
|year precipitation days = 161.6
|Jan sun = 50.7
|Feb sun = 74.0
|Mar sun = 130.2
|Apr sun = 196.6
|May sun = 233.6
|Jun sun = 228.8
|Jul sun = 237.1
|Aug sun = 221.3
|Sep sun = 165.1
|Oct sun = 111.8
|Nov sun = 49.6
|Dec sun = 39.3
|year sun = 1738.1
|Jan humidity = 87.0
|Feb humidity = 83.0
|Mar humidity = 78.3
|Apr humidity = 70.7
|May humidity = 71.0
|Jun humidity = 71.1
|Jul humidity = 71.2
|Aug humidity = 72.8
|Sep humidity = 78.7
|Oct humidity = 84.6
|Nov humidity = 89.8
|Dec humidity = 89.1
| year humidity = 79.1
|unit snow days = 1.0 cm
|Jan snow days = 8.8
|Feb snow days = 8.5
|Mar snow days = 3.3
|Apr snow days = 0.5
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.4
|Dec snow days = 5.8
|year snow days = 30.2
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230914161440/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Angermuende_10291.csv
| archive-date = 14 September 2023
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Angermuende_10291.csv
| title = Angermünde Climate Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 15 September 2023}}</ref>
}}

== Demography ==
<gallery widths="250" heights="200">
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Angermünde.pdf|Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of [[Nazi Germany]]; Red Background: Time of communist [[East Germany]])
File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Angermünde.pdf|Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the [[Census in Germany]] in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
</gallery>

{{historical populations
|align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr
|title = Angermünde: Population development <br>within the current boundaries (2020)<ref>Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130220012021/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons] {{dead link|date=June 2023}}</ref>
| 1875 | 16460
| 1890 | 15733
| 1910 | 16545
| 1925 | 18373
| 1939 | 18139
| 1950 | 24884
| 1964 | 22204
| 1971 | 21037
| 1981 | 18651
| 1985 | 18110
| 1990 | 17372
| 1995 | 16488
| 2000 | 16481
| 2005 | 15276
| 2010 | 14360
| 2015 | 13805
| 2016 | 13797
| 2017 | 13837
| 2018 | 13744
| 2019 | 13757
| 2020 | 13637
}}

==Mayors==
* 1989–1998: Wolf-Hugo Just
* 1998–2016: Wolfgang Krakow (SPD)
* since 2016: Frederik Bewer (independent)

Frederik Bewer was elected in May 2016 with 95.3% of the vote, for an eight-year term.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wahlen.brandenburg.de/bmwahlen/1207300800/s |title=Ergebnis der Bürgermeisterstichwahl am 8. Mai 2016 |access-date=2016-12-27 |archive-date=2016-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523115550/http://www.wahlen.brandenburg.de/bmwahlen/1207300800/s |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Angermuende_city_wall.jpg|City wall
File:2018 04 Angermuende Stadtinfo IMG 0829.jpg|Touristinformation
File:Lake de muendesee.jpg|The lake [[Mündesee]] in Angermünde.
File:Angermuende 05-2017 img09 chapel.jpg|Holy Spirit Chapel
File:2018 04 Angermuende Fachwerkhaus IMG 0831.jpg|Timbered house
File:2018 04 StadtpfarrkircheSanktMarienAngermuende IMG 0833.jpg|City Church St. Mary
File:Angermuende_Schmiedeberg_church.jpg|Church in Schmiedeberg
File:Angermuende_Schmiedeberg_VLH1_2013.jpg|Alcove house in Schmiedeberg
File:Angermuende_Schmiedeberg_VLH2_2013.jpg|Alcove house in Schmiedeberg
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Fountain and sculptures by Christian Uhlig">
File:Angermuende_town_hall.jpg|
File:Angermunde Marktplatz Kunst.jpg|
File:Angermuende_Marktbrunnen_Stuhl.jpg|
File:Angermuende_Geschichte_ohne_Ende.jpg| <!-- „Geschichte ohne Ende“ -->
File:Angermuende_GeschlossenOffen.jpg| <!-- „GeschlossenOffen“ -->
</gallery>

==Sons and daughters of the town==
[[File:Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen - Germanist.jpg|thumb|150px|Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen]]
* [[Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen]] (1780–1856), German scholar
* [[Albert Manthe]] (1847–1928), sculptor
* Hermann Dietrich (1856–1930), born in Schmargendorf, politician (DNVP), member of [[Reichstag (Weimar Republic)|Reichstag]] 
* [[Ehm Welk]] (1884–1966), writer
* [[Hans-Erich Voss]] (1897–1969), Vice Admiral in World War II
* [[Günter Reimann]] (1904–2005), economist and journalist
* [[Heinrich Borgmann]] (1912–1945), adjutant of [[Adolf Hitler]]
* [[Hartmut Losch]] (1943–1997), athlete, European champion in discus throw
* [[Maik Heydeck]] (born 1965), boxer
* [[Julia Jäger]] (born 1970), actress

== Twin cities ==

* [[Espelkamp]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia|North Rine-Westphalia]] 
* Lüdge, [[North Rhine-Westphalia|North Rine-Westphalia]] 
* [[Strzelce Krajeńskie]], Poland
* [[Żurrieq|Zurrieq]], Malta

==Notes==
{{reflist|30em}}

==References==
* {{cite EB9 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Angermünde  |ref={{harvid|EB|1878}} |volume=2 |page=29}}
* {{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Angermünde |ref={{harvid|EB|1911}} |volume=2 |page=8}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Angermünde}}
* [http://www.angermuende.de/ Official Website] {{in lang|de}}

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