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{{Infobox District DE
|name=Uckermark
|state=Brandenburg
|image_flag=Flagge Uckermark.svg
|image_coa=DEU Landkreis Uckermark COA.svg
|capital=[[Prenzlau]]
|area=3,058.2
|Kreisschlüssel    = 12073
| district_admin    = Karina Dörk
| admin_party       = CDU
|carsign=UM, ANG, PZ, SDT, TP
|url={{url|http://www.uckermark.de}}
|map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1208}}
}}

'''Uckermark''' ({{audio|De-Uckermark.ogg|German pronunciation}}) is a ''Kreis'' ([[districts of Germany|district]]) in the northeastern part of [[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]]. Neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the south) [[Barnim]] and [[Oberhavel]], the districts [[Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)|Mecklenburgische Seenplatte]] and [[Vorpommern-Greifswald]] in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], and to the east [[Poland]] ([[Police County]] and [[Gryfino County]]). It is one of the largest districts of Germany areawise. The district is named after the historical region of [[Uckermark]].

==Geography==
The Uckermark is named after the [[Uecker (river)|Uecker]] river. The Oder River, forming the Polish border, bounds the district in the east. The district is characterised by 600 lakes and 2,800&nbsp;km of rivers. Rare animals still live in the lakeland, such as [[osprey]]s, [[European Beaver|beaver]]s and [[otter]]s.

The western parts of the [[Lower Oder Valley National Park]] are located in the district.

==History==
{{Main|Uckermark}}
The Uckermark was originally divided between the administrative units ''Uckerkreis'' and ''Stolpirischer Kreis''. In 1817 as part of the [[Province of Brandenburg]], a third district was created in the area, the district [[Angermünde (district)|Angermünde]], and the other two districts were renamed to [[Prenzlau (district)|Prenzlau]] and [[Templin (district)|Templin]]. The current district Uckermark was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts Angermünde, Prenzlau and Templin, as well as the previously district-free city [[Schwedt]]. The district encompasses a small part of historical [[Western Pomerania]], namely the area of [[Amt Gartz (Oder)]], while on the other hand, a part of the historical Uckermark around [[Löcknitz]] is currently included in the [[Vorpommern-Greifswald]] District.

== Demography ==
<gallery widths="250" heights="200">
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Landkreis Uckermark.pdf|Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Landkreis Uckermark.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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
</gallery>

{{historical populations
|align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr
|title = Landkreis Uckermark: Population development <br>within the current boundaries (2017)<ref>Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons]</ref>
| 1875 | 129964
| 1890 | 128385
| 1910 | 132931
| 1925 | 140942
| 1933 | 137444
| 1939 | 140502
| 1946 | 166690
| 1950 | 174223
| 1964 | 160730
| 1971 | 172776
| 1981 | 175927
| 1985 | 173993
| 1989 | 172982
| 1990 | 170409
| 1991 | 165542
| 1992 | 165115
| 1993 | 163719
| 1994 | 162022
| 1995 | 160310
| 1996 | 159029
| 1997 | 157663
| 1998 | 155723
| 1999 | 154086
| 2000 | 151740
| 2001 | 148606
| 2002 | 145715
| 2003 | 143411
| 2004 | 141454
| 2005 | 139326
| 2006 | 137209
| 2007 | 134958
| 2008 | 132837
| 2009 | 131115
| 2010 | 129738
| 2011 | 123731
| 2012 | 122484
| 2013 | 121326
| 2014 | 120829
| 2015 | 121014
| 2016 | 120878
| 2017 | 120349
| 2018 | 119552
| 2019 | 118947
}}

==Coat of arms==
The main feature of the coat of arms are the brick buildings of the district &mdash; the churches of [[Prenzlau]] and [[Angermünde]]. The city wall below recalls the many wars of the Middle Ages. The two circular windows in the church tower symbolizes the division into two districts before the reform of 1817, the three [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] windows represent this division. On the city wall are two shields &mdash; one with the [[griffin]] of [[House of Pomerania|Pomerania]], the other with the [[Coat of arms of Brandenburg|red eagle of Brandenburg]]. The wavy lines in the upper part represent the main rivers in the district, [[Oder]], [[Randow]], and [[Uecker (river)|Uecker]]. The yellow color of the background represents the agriculture of the district, as the Uckermark was the "[[granary]]" of Brandenburg. The coat of arms was created by [[Hans Benthin]], and was officially granted on November 8, 1995.

==Towns and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district UM|Municipalities in UM.png|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
!  style="width:33%; text-align:left;"|Amt-free towns
!  style="width:33%; text-align:left;"|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]]
!  style="width:33%; text-align:left;"|
|- valign=top
||
#[[Angermünde]]
#[[Lychen]]
#[[Prenzlau]]
#[[Schwedt]]
#[[Templin]]
<br>
'''Amt-free municipalities'''
#[[Boitzenburger Land]]
#[[Nordwestuckermark]]
#[[Pinnow, Brandenburg|Pinnow]]
#[[Uckerland]]
||
'''1.''' [[Amt Brüssow (Uckermark)]]
#[[Brüssow]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Carmzow-Wallmow]]
#[[Göritz]]
#[[Schenkenberg, Brandenburg|Schenkenberg]]
#[[Schönfeld, Brandenburg|Schönfeld]]

'''2.''' [[Amt Gartz (Oder)]]
#[[Casekow]]
#[[Gartz]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Hohenselchow-Groß Pinnow]]
#[[Mescherin]]
#[[Tantow]]
||
'''3.''' [[Amt Gerswalde]]
#[[Flieth-Stegelitz]]
#[[Gerswalde]]<sup>1</sup>
#[[Milmersdorf]]
#[[Mittenwalde, Uckermark|Mittenwalde]]
#[[Temmen-Ringenwalde]]

'''4.''' [[Amt Gramzow]]
#[[Gramzow]]<sup>1</sup>
#[[Grünow]]
#[[Oberuckersee]]
#[[Randowtal]]
#[[Uckerfelde]]
#[[Zichow]]
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Landkreis Uckermark|Uckermark}}
* [http://www.uckermark.de Official website] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.uckermark-erleben.de tourist website] {{in lang|de}}


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