Zinnowitz
Zinnowitz | |
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Location of Zinnowitz within Vorpommern-Greifswald 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 (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,194 |
| • 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 |
Zinnowitz is a semi-urban
Climate
Zinnowitz 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) |
| Average precipitation 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 monthly sunshine hours | 40 | 89 | 151 | 250 | 240 | 271 | 257 | 240 | 172 | 115 | 46 | 33 | 1,904 |
| Source: timeanddate[3] Deutscher Wetterdienst[4] | |||||||||||||
History
The settlement of Zinnowitz is first mentioned under the Slavic name Tzys in 1309 in a deed of donation by Bogislaw IV, duke of Pomerania, to the Crumminer monastery. When the monastery was dissolved in 1563, Tzys reverted to Pomerania. At the end of the Thirty Years' War, in 1648, the island of Usedom on which Zinnowitz is situated fell to Sweden, which changed the municipality's name to Zitz.
In the middle of the 18th century, Zitz became part of
In
Zinnowitz is one of a couple of possible sites for the mythological sunken medieval city of Vineta. 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 testing V1 missiles can still be found. They were used between 1943 and 1945 as part of the nearby Peenemünde rocket testing facilities.[6]
See also
References
- Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ "Deutschlands sonnigster Ort". Spiegel. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Klimadiagramm für Ostseebad Zinnowitz" (in German). timeanddate.de. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Klima Zinnowitz, Ostseebad" (in German). wetterdienst.de. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Meyers Reisebuch Deutsche 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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