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Wolgast

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Wolgast () is a town in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the bank of the strait Peenestrom, facing the island of Usedom on the Baltic coast that can be accessed by road and railway via a movable bascule bridge (Blaues Wunder). In December 2004, the town had a population of 12,725.

Key facts

German place.type
Town
German place.image_photo
Wolgast Rathausplatz 2013-06-21 25c.jpg
German place.image_caption
Old town hall of Wolgast
German place.image_coa
Wappen Wolgast.png
German place.image_flag
DEU Wolgast flag.png
German place.image_plan
Wolgast_in_VG.svg
German place.state
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
German place.district
Vorpommern-Greifswald
German place.Amt
Am Peenestrom
German place.elevation
5
German place.area
61.74
German place.postal_code
17438
German place.area_code
03836
German place.licence
VG, WLG
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
13 0 75 144
German place.mayor
Stefan Weigler
German place.party
independent

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Wolgast () is a town in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the bank of the strait Peenestrom, facing the island of Usedom on the Baltic coast that can be accessed by road and railway via a movable bascule bridge (Blaues Wunder). In December 2004, the town had a population of 12,725.

==History== thumb|left|175px|St. Peter's Church (2013)

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