Pasewalk

Pasewalk () is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern 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.

==History== thumb|left|Depiction of the Battle of Pasewalk of 1760 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 the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 it was given to Sweden. In 1657 it was burned down by the Poles, in 1676 it was conquered by Brandenburg, and in 1713 it was burned down by the Russians. In 1720, in the Peace of Stockholm, it passed from Sweden to Prussia. In the early 18th century, a commune of French Huguenots was established in the town. It was part to the Prussian Province of Pomerania from 1720 until 1945. In 1760, the Battle of Pasewalk was fought, won by the Swedes.