Usedom
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Summary
Usedom is an island[1]. Usedom ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,477 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Pomeranian Voivodeship[3], Western Pomerania[4], Vorpommern-Greifswald District[5]
- Country: Germany[6], Poland[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Peenestrom[8], Szczecin Lagoon[9]
- Capital: Świnoujście[10]
- Part of: Central Europe[11]
- Commons category: Usedom[12]
- Highest point: Golm[13]
- Located in/on physical feature: Bay of Pomerania[14]
- Official website: https://usedom.de/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Usedom[16]
- Commons gallery: Usedom[17]
- Population: 76,500[18]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
- Length: 66.4 km[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 69 m[27]
- Area: 445 km²[28]
- Width: 23.9 km[29]
- Perimeter: 110 km[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Usedom[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Usedom include Usedomer Bäderbahn[32], a railway infrastructure manager[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1994[35], headquartered in Heringsdorf[36] and Usedom Island Nature Park[37], a Naturpark[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1999[40].
Why It Matters
Usedom has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Usedom is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Usedom include Usedomer Bäderbahn[32], a railway infrastructure manager[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1994[35], headquartered in Heringsdorf[36] and Usedom Island Nature Park[37], a Naturpark[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1999[40].