Anklam

Anklam
Town
Market square
Coat of arms
Location of Anklam within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Location of Anklam
Anklam Location within Germany Anklam Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°51′N 13°41′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Government
• Mayor	Michael Galander (Ind.)
Area
• Total	56.68 km2 (21.88 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	11,917
• Density	210.3/km2 (544.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17389
Dialling codes	03971
Vehicle registration	VG, ANK
Website	www.anklam.de

Anklam (German pronunciation: [ˈaŋklam] ^ⓘ), formerly known as Tanglim and Wendenburg, is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the Kleines Haff, the western part of the Szczecin Lagoon. Anklam has a population of 12,177 (2021) and was the capital of the former Ostvorpommern district. Since September 2011, it has been part of the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald.