Ãœckeritz is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Vorpommern-Greifswald
Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland (West Pomeranian Voiv ...
district, in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
A small coastal bathing resort, Ãœckeritz lies on the island of
Usedom on the
Baltic Sea
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. It is located within the
Usedom Nature Park and is one of four spas called ''Amber Spas'' on the island, connected by a 12 km long fine sandy
beach
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called ''Amber Beach''.
''The Island of Usedom: The "Amber Spas"''.
at www.usedom.de. Accessed on 10 Oct 2010. The other three amber spas are Loddin, Koserow and Zempin.
As of 2015, Ãœckeritz had a population of 1,007.
The place can be reached by federal highway B111 and has a station on the Usedom island railway.
References
External links
Official website of Ãœckeritz (German)
Seaside resorts in Germany
Populated coastal places in Germany (Baltic Sea)
Vorpommern-Greifswald
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