Ueckermünde Heath

Ueckermünder Heide / Puszcza Wkrzańska

Ueckermünde Heath (German: Ueckermünder Heide, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska) is a 1,000 km² large area of forest and heath in North Eastern Germany at the Oder river and the Szczecin Lagoon. Since 1945, the eastern part belongs to Poland, called Puszcza Wkrzańska. Świdwie Lake near Tanowo is the site of a nature reserve and Ramsar site.

Places in Germany:
- Ahlbeck
- Eggesin
- Jatznick
- Torgelow
- Ueckermünde
- Viereck

in Poland:
- Police
- Nowe Warpno
- Szczecin
- Trzebież

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(German) Landschaftssteckbrief des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz

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