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- 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 (. Most of the island is a part of German Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (district Ostvorpommern ) but the city of Świnoujście (Ger. ''Swinemünde'') at the eastern end of the island has belonged to Poland since 1945 . Area 445 km&2; German part 373 km&2, Polish part 72 km&2. Population 76,500; German part 31,500; Polish part 45,000. The island is separated in the east from the neighbouring island of , 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 the Szczecin Bay. ]] The main town on the island is Świnoujście, 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 at 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 Missile s and Rocket s, including the V-1 and V-2 during World War II . Usedom was also used by Germany as a Concentration Camp for Prisoners Of War during World War II. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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