Zinnowitz is a semi-urbanSpa (resort)municipality inMecklenburg-Vorpommern on the northernGerman island ofUsedom on theBaltic Sea. The municipality has rail connections toWolgast andAhlbeck.
Zinnowitz | |
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 Protestant Church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Zinnowitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald district  | |
  Zinnowitz  Zinnowitz | |
| Coordinates:54°04′35″N13°54′41″E / 54.07639°N 13.91139°E /54.07639; 13.91139 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Municipal assoc. | Usedom-Nord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carsten Michalk |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.04 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,200 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17454 |
| Dialling codes | 038377 |
| Vehicle registration | VG |
| Website | www.zinnowitz.de |
Climate
editZinnowitz has an oceanic climate that is moderated by the Baltic Sea. Extreme temperatures are rare. The municipality has repeatedly scored the highest amount of sunshine in Germany.[2]
| Climate data for Zinnowitz, 1985-2015 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 37.1 (98.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 36.5 (97.7) | 29.4 (84.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3 (37) | 4 (39) | 7 (45) | 12 (54) | 17 (63) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 18 (64) | 13 (55) | 7 (45) | 3 (37) | 12 (54) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1 (30) | 0 (32) | 2 (36) | 6 (43) | 10 (50) | 14 (57) | 16 (61) | 16 (61) | 12 (54) | 8 (46) | 4 (39) | 0 (32) | 7 (45) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) | −16.1 (3.0) | −15.8 (3.6) | −6.3 (20.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | 3.1 (37.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | −0.8 (30.6) | −4.9 (23.2) | −5.3 (22.5) | −13.1 (8.4) | −16.1 (3.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7) | 38 (1.5) | 30 (1.2) | 17 (0.7) | 33 (1.3) | 40 (1.6) | 52 (2.0) | 45 (1.8) | 49 (1.9) | 39 (1.5) | 38 (1.5) | 38 (1.5) | 462 (18.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 162 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 40 | 89 | 151 | 250 | 240 | 271 | 257 | 240 | 172 | 115 | 46 | 33 | 1,904 |
| Source: timeanddate[3] Deutscher Wetterdienst[4] | |||||||||||||
History
editThe settlement of Zinnowitz is first mentioned under theSlavic name Tzys in 1309 in a deed of donation byBogislaw IV, duke ofPomerania, to the Crumminer monastery. When the monastery was dissolved in 1563, Tzys reverted to Pomerania. At the end of theThirty Years' War, in 1648, the island of Usedom on which Zinnowitz is situated fell toSweden, which changed the municipality's name to Zitz.
In the middle of the 18th century, Zitz became part ofPrussia. In 1751 the municipality was renamed Zinnowitz. When the Prussian state fell into financial need because of theNapoleonic Wars, it sold Zinnowitz to a businessman, the merchant F. W. Krause of nearbySwinemünde, who in turn sold it in 32 parcels it to a group of colonists. In June 1851 Zinnowitz was designated an officialspa.[5]
Josef Alois Kessler, the lastVolga German Bishop, retired and died here.
InGDR times, Zinnowitz was the most important bathing resort forFreier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund tourism.
Zinnowitz is one of a couple of possible sites for the mythological sunken medieval city ofVineta. The legend is played out during the summer on the resort's open-air stage.
In the forest between Zinnowitz and Zempin, some remnants of the launching pads for testingV1 missiles can still be found. They were used between 1943 and 1945 as part of the nearbyPeenemünde rocket testing facilities.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023"(XLS) (in German).Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^"Deutschlands sonnigster Ort".Spiegel. Retrieved19 December 2021.
- ^"Klimadiagramm für Ostseebad Zinnowitz" (in German). timeanddate.de. Retrieved19 December 2021.
- ^"Klima Zinnowitz, Ostseebad" (in German). wetterdienst.de. Retrieved10 January 2023.
- ^Meyers ReisebuchDeutsche Ostseeküste, II. Teil:Rügen und die pommersche Küste mit ihrem Hinterland, 2. Auflage, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1924, S. 62.
- ^Documentation on rocket launching pads
External links
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