Peenemünde
Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Nazi Germany facilities for the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 missile, see Peenemünde Airfield and Peenemünde Army Research Center.
Peenemünde (German pronunciation: [peːnəˈmʏndə], English: "Peene [River] Mouth") is a municipality on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is part of the Amt (collective municipality) of Usedom-Nord. The community is known for the Peenemünde Army Research Center, where the world's first functional large-scale liquid-propellant rocket, the V-2, was developed.
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Peenemünde | |
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Coordinates: 54°08′N 13°46′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
Municipal assoc. | Usedom-Nord |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rainer Barthelmes |
Area | |
• Total | 24.97 km2 (9.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 351 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 17449 |
Dialling codes | 038371 |
Vehicle registration | VG |
Website | www.amtusedomnord.de |
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