Landsat satellite photo of Szczecin Lagoon - Usedom is the western of the two large islands separating the waters of the Lagoon from the Baltic Sea, the eastern island is Wolin.

Usedom (German) / Uznam (Polish) is a Baltic Sea island on the modern post-1945 border between Germany and Poland. It is situated north of the Lagoon of Szczecin (German: Stettiner Haff, Polish: Zalew Szczeciński) estuary of the Oder (Polish: Odra) river in Pomerania. Most of the island is a part of German Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (district Ostvorpommern) but the city of Świnoujście (German: Swinemünde) at the eastern end of the island has belonged to Poland since 1945. Area 445 km²; German part 373 km², Polish part 72 km². Population 76,500; German part 31,500; Polish part 45,000. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 201 KB) Summary pl:Zalew SzczeciÅ„ski - zdjÄ™cie satelitarne Landsat (2000) en:Szczecin Lagoon - Landsat satellite photo (circa 2000) Source: NASA, public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 201 KB) Summary pl:Zalew SzczeciÅ„ski - zdjÄ™cie satelitarne Landsat (2000) en:Szczecin Lagoon - Landsat satellite photo (circa 2000) Source: NASA, public domain. ... Lagoon of Szczecin or Bay of Szczecin (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński; German: Stettiner Haff, Oderhaff) is a inland water basin in Poland and Germany situated in the south-western part of the Baltic Sea in the mouth of Oder River north of the city of Szczecin. ... Wolin is the name shared by an island located in the Baltic Sea located just off the Polish coast, and a town located on the island. ... Map of the Baltic Sea. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... The Oder (or Odra) River (German: Oder, Polish/Czech: Odra, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe (mostly in Poland). ... Historic Pomerania (outlined in yellow) on the background of modern country borders. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany. ... Ostvorpommern is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... ÅšwinoujÅ›cie (pronounce: [,É•vinÉ”ujÉ•tÉ•È‹e], German Swinemünde) is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, situated on the islands of Uznam and Wolin with about 44,500 inhabitants (2004). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

The island is separated in the east from the neighbouring island of Wolin by the Świna (Ger: Swine) strait (or river) which is the main route connecting Szczecin Bay with the Pomeranian Bay, part of the Baltic Sea. The strait between the island and the mainland is called Peenestrom; it is an extension of the Peene river, which flows into the westernmost part of Szczecin Bay. Wolin is the name shared by an island located in the Baltic Sea located just off the Polish coast, and a town located on the island. ... Åšwina (Pomeranian: Swina, German: Swine) is a central strait, river or a branch of Oder River out of three straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Wolin and Uznam. ... Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay (Polish: Zatoka Pomorska; German: Pommersche Bucht) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of Poland and Germany. ... Peene (Polish: Piana) is a river in Germany and also a western strait or a branch of Oder River out of three straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Usedom and the German mainland. ...

Map of Usedom-Wolin area

A view of the beach on Usedom, near Ahlbeck

The main town on the island is Świnoujście (Swinemünde), which has more inhabitants than the rest of the island. Another town, giving its name to the German part of the island is called Usedom. The largest town in the German part is Dreikaiserbäder. There are many popular tourist resorts on the northern coast, including Dreikaiserbäder (Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin), Świnoujście and Zinnowitz. The best known place on the island is probably the small village of Peenemünde, where the Luftwaffe tested their missiles and rockets, including the V-1 and V-2 during World War II. Image File history File links UsedomWolin. ... Image File history File links UsedomWolin. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 769 KB) Summary This is an image of the beach on the German island of Usedom. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 769 KB) Summary This is an image of the beach on the German island of Usedom. ... The Seebrücke or Pier, in Ahlbeck A view of the beach on Usedom, near Ahlbeck Ahlbeck is part of Dreikaiserbäder, a seaside resort in Germany on the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea, directly next to the border to Poland and the city of ÅšwinoujÅ›cie. ... Usedom is a town in Ostvorpommern district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. ... The town of Dreikaiserbäder is a tourist resort in Germany on the island of Usedom with 9,500 inhabitants. ... The Seebrücke or Pier, in Ahlbeck A view of the beach on Usedom, near Ahlbeck Ahlbeck is part of Dreikaiserbäder, a seaside resort in Germany on the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea, directly next to the border to Poland and the city of ÅšwinoujÅ›cie. ... Zinnowitz is a Baltic Sea spa town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the island of Usedom. ... Peenemündes position in Germany Peenemünde is a village in the northeast of the German island of Usedom. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A missile (CE pronunciation: ; AmE: ) is, in general, a projectile—that is, something thrown or otherwise propelled. ... A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program The traditional definition of a rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving fluid from within a rocket engine. ... The Fieseler Fi 103/FZG-76 (Vergeltungswaffe-1, V-1), known as the Flying bomb, Buzz bomb or Doodlebug, was the first modern guided missile used in wartime and the forerunner of todays cruise missile. ... The V-2 rocket or Vergeltungswaffe 2 (Reprisal weapon 2) was an early ballistic missile used by the German Army during the later stages of World War II against mostly Belgian and British targets. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Germany used thousands of slave laborers who were prisoners of war in the concentration camps on Usedom during World War II. From ca. 1000 until 1945 the eastern, now Polish, part of the island was German-speaking and part of the Holy Roman Empire resp. Imperial Germany too. The eastern part was assigned to the People's Republic of Poland by the Potsdam Conference in 1945 and the German inhabitants were expelled. Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... This article or section should include material from German Monarchy The term German Empire (the translation from German of Deutsches Reich) commonly refers to Germany, from its consolidation as a unified nation-state on January 18, 1871, until the abdication of Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelm II on November 9, 1918. ... The Peoples Republic of Poland or Polish Peoples Republic (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Communist party, officially called the Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). ... Clement Atlee, Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945 The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Germans expelled from the Sudetenland // The expulsion of Germans after World War II refers to the escape and mass deportation of people considered Germans (both Reichsdeutsche and Volksdeutsche) from Soviet-occupied areas of Eastern Germany and Eastern Europe during the first three years after World War II 1945-48. ...

Facts

• Area 445 km²
  • German part 373 km²
  • Polish part 72 km²
• Population 76,500
  • German part 31,500
  • Polish part 45,000

External links

• Vorpommern — Usedom
• Website about the Baltic Sea Island Usedom and the seaside resort Zinnowitz with impressions

Coordinates: 53°56′N 14°05′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...