Anklam is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany, on the Peene river about 8 kilometers from its mouth on the Szczecin Lagoon, with roughly 11,900 residents as of the end of 2024. Formerly known as Tanglim and Wendenburg, it was elevated to town status in 1244 and joined the Hanseatic League around the same period, and it was formerly the capital of the Ostvorpommern district before that district was merged in 2011.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) FAQs
When does Anklam first appear in written records?
First documented in 1243 as Tachlim.
Anklam is first named in a written record in 1243, under the name Tachlim. Later records spell the name Thanglim in 1256 and Tanchlim in 1264, so the modern name developed gradually from these medieval forms.
Sources
1. Anklam (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 11,793 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.85, longitude 13.683333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 6 m
P2046 (area)
area 56.57 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 11793 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Anklam
Wikipedia (German)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1243
Die erste urkundliche Nennung Anklams erfolgte 1243 mit Tachlim , es folgen dann 1256 Thanglim und 1264 Tanchlim .
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1243
Die erste urkundliche Nennung Anklams erfolgte 1243 mit Tachlim , es folgen dann 1256 Thanglim und 1264 Tanchlim .
Source text, founding-year: 1243
Die erste urkundliche Nennung Anklams erfolgte 1243 mit Tachlim , es folgen dann 1256 Thanglim und 1264 Tanchlim .
View the Source Anklam (Wikipedia)
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