Uecker
Uecker | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Temmen-Ringenwalde |
• coordinates | 53°4′5″N 13°42′49″E / 53.06806°N 13.71361°E |
• elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Szczecin Lagoon |
• coordinates | 53°45′0″N 14°4′1.2″E / 53.75000°N 14.067000°E |
Length | 98 km (61 mi) |
Basin size | 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) |
The Uecker (German pronunciation: [ˈʏkɐ] ⓘ) or Ucker[1] is a river in the northeastern German states of Brandenburg, where it is known as the Ucker, and of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its source lies in the Uckermark district, one kilometer north of Ringenwalde. It flows northward through several lakes. The first one is Großer Krinertsee. The next ones are rather small.
Then there are two large lakes, Lake
Most of the course below Unteruckersee is not navigable. An effort of the
In Eggesin, the northern section of the river Randow discharges into the Uecker. In Ueckermünde, the Uecker ends in Szczecin Lagoon, which is connected to the Baltic Sea by the three straits Peenestrom, Świna and Dziwna.
The name Ucker originates from a West Slavic language, the word vikru/vikrus, meaning 'fast' or 'quick'.[2] The Uecker gave its name to the Uckermark historical region and to the two districts Uckermark and Uecker-Randow.
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References
- Heinrich, Gerd (1973). Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands, Band 10, Berlin und Brandenburg (in German). Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner Verlag. p. 563. ISBN 978-3-520-31103-0.