Pasewalk

Pasewalk
St. Mary in the center of Pasewalk
Coat of arms
Pasewalk
Location of Pasewalk within Vorpommern-Greifswald district
Coordinates: 53°30′N 14°00′E / 53.500°N 14.000°E / 53.500; 14.000Coordinates: 53°30′N 14°00′E / 53.500°N 14.000°E / 53.500; 14.000
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Greifswald
Government
• Mayor	Sandra Nachtweih (Ind.)
Area
• Total	54.99 km2 (21.23 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	10,535
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	17309
Dialling codes	03973
Vehicle registration	VG, PW
Website	www.pasewalk.de

Pasewalk (German pronunciation: [ˈpaːzəvalk]) is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Located on the Uecker river, it is the capital of the former Uecker-Randow district, and the seat of the Uecker-Randow-Tal Amt of which it is not part.

Pasewalk became a town during the 12th century and was soon a member of the Hanseatic League. In 1359 it passed to the Duke of Pomerania. Frequently ravaged during the wars which devastated the district, it was plundered several times by Imperial troops during the Thirty Years' War. In 1657 it was burned down by the Poles and in 1713 by the Russians. In the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 it was given to Sweden, but in 1676 it was conquered by Brandenburg. In 1720, in the Peace of Stockholm, it was finally assigned to Brandenburg-Prussia. The town is famous for having been surrendered to the French without a fight during the War of the Fourth Coalition, despite them being way less numerous than the defenders of the city. On the day World War I ended, the future dictator of Germany Adolf Hitler was being treated here after being wounded by a gas attack. During the Battle of Berlin, part of World War II, Pasewalk was captured by troops of the 2nd Belorussian Front of the Red Army on 28 April 1945.