Ückeritz Explained

Image Coa:DEU Ückeritz COA.svg
Coordinates:54.0167°N 17°W
Image Plan:Ückeritz in SVO.svg
State:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District:Vorpommern-Greifswald
Amt:Usedom-Süd
Elevation:1
Area:13.64
Postal Code:17459
Area Code:038375
Licence:VG
Gemeindeschlüssel:13 0 75 135
Website:www.ueckeritz.de
Mayor:Gerd Gamradt

Ückeritz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

A small coastal bathing resort, Ückeritz lies on the island of Usedom on the Baltic Sea. It is located within the Usedom Nature Park and is one of four spas called Amber Spas on the island, connected by a 12 km long fine sandy beach called Amber Beach.[1] The other three amber spas are Loddin, Koserow and Zempin.

As of 2015, Ückeritz had a population of 1,007.

The place can be reached by federal highway B111 and has a station on the Usedom island railway.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.usedom.de/index.php?id=6&L=2 The Island of Usedom: The "Amber Spas".