Eggesin

Eggesin
Town
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Eggesin within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Eggesin Eggesin
Coordinates: 53°41′N 14°05′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Municipal assoc.	Am Stettiner Haff
Government
• Mayor	Dietmar Jesse (CDU)
Area
• Total	88.01 km2 (33.98 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	4,748
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17367
Dialling codes	039779
Vehicle registration	VG
Website	www.eggesin.de

Eggesin (German pronunciation: [ˈɛɡəsiːn] ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 7 km southeast of Ueckermünde, and 42 km northwest of Szczecin.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Eggesin was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Transport

• Eggesin railway station is served by local services to Neubrandenburg, Pasewalk and Ueckermünde.

Towns near Eggesin

• Szczecin (Poland)
• Ueckermünde (Germany)
• Pasewalk (Germany)
• Strasburg, Germany
• Nowe Warpno (Poland)
• Police (Poland)

Personalities

Ludwig von Schröder

• Ludwig von Schröder (1854–1933), Prussian admiral
• Egbert Swensson (born 1956), sail sportsman