Anklam
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Anklam (Polish: Nakło nad Pianą)is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, situated on the banks of the Peene river. It is the capital of the district of Ostvorpommern. Population: 16,500 (2001).
The town was founded in the 13th century and was first mentioned in 1243. In 1283 it became a member of the Hanseatic League. Although the town was a rather small and uninfluential town compared with other hanseatic cities, the membership brought wealth and prosperity to Anklam.
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The decline of Anklam began with the Thirty Years' War, when Swedish and Imperial troops battled almost twenty years for Anklam. After the war the town became a part of Sweden. In 1720 Prussian troops occupied the southern parts of the town, while the parts north of the Peene river remained Swedish. Anklam was a divided town until 1815, when the rest became Prussian as well.
The town is conneted by railway with Stettin.
See also: Swedish Pomeraniade:Anklam fr:Anklam gl:Anklam nl:Anklam nds:Anklam
