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Uecker
Uecker
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Mouth	Szczecin Lagoon; 53°45′4″N 13°4′16″E / 53.75111°N 13.07111°E
Length	102 km

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The Uecker or Ucker^[1] is a river in the northeastern German states of Brandenburg, where it is known as the Ucker, and of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its source lies in the Uckermark district, near the village Alt-Temmen. It flows north through Lake Oberuckersee, Lake Mollensee and Lake Unteruckersee, where the old town of Prenzlau stands. Near the small village of Nieden (the border between Brandenburg and Vorpommern) the Ucker changes its name to Uecker. It flows further north through the towns of Pasewalk and Torgelow, and passes Eggesin on the left site. Here the river Randow flows into the Uecker. In Ueckermünde, the Uecker flows into the Szczecin Lagoon, which connects with the Baltic Sea through the three straits Peenestrom, Świna and Dziwna.

The name "Uecker" originated in the Polabian word vikru/vikrus, meaning "fast" or "quick".^[2] The Uecker gave its name to the Uckermark historical region and to the two districts Uckermark and Uecker-Randow.

Notes

^ Leciejewicz, p. 58
^ Heinrich, p. 382

References

Heinrich, Gerd (1973). Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands, Band 10, Berlin und Brandenburg. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner Verlag. p. 563. ISBN 978-3-520-31103-0. Template:De icon
Leciejewicz, Lech (1989). Słowianie zachodni : z dziejów tworzenia się średniowiecznej Europy. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. ISBN 83-04-02690-2. Template:Pl icon

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-The '''Uecker''' or '''Ucker'''<ref>Leciejewicz, p. 58</ref> is a [[river]] in the northeastern [[Germany|German]] states of [[Brandenburg]], where it is known as the ''Ucker'', and  of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]. Its source lies in the [[Uckermark (district)|Uckermark district]], near the village Alt-[[Temmen]]. It flows north through Lake Oberuckersee, Lake Mollensee and Lake Unteruckersee, where the old town of [[Prenzlau]] stands. Near the small village of [[Nieden]] (the border between Brandenburg and Vorpommern) the Ucker changes its name to ''Uecker''. It flows further north through the towns of [[Pasewalk]] and [[Torgelow]], and passes [[Eggesin]] on the left site. Here the river [[Randow]] flows into the Uecker. In [[Ueckermünde]], the Uecker flows into the [[Szczecin Lagoon]], which connects with the [[Baltic Sea]] through the three straits [[Peenestrom]], [[Świna]] and [[Dziwna]].
+The '''Uecker''' or '''Ucker'''<ref>Leciejewicz, p. 58</ref> is a [[river]] in the northeastern [[Germany|German]] states of [[Brandenburg]], where it is known as the ''Ucker'', and of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]. Its source lies in the [[Uckermark (district)|Uckermark district]], near the village Alt-[[Temmen]]. It flows north through Lake Oberuckersee, Lake Mollensee and Lake Unteruckersee, where the old town of [[Prenzlau]] stands. Near the small village of [[Nieden]] (the border between Brandenburg and Vorpommern) the Ucker changes its name to ''Uecker''. It flows further north through the towns of [[Pasewalk]] and [[Torgelow]], and passes [[Eggesin]] on the left site. Here the river [[Randow]] flows into the Uecker. In [[Ueckermünde]], the Uecker flows into the [[Szczecin Lagoon]], which connects with the [[Baltic Sea]] through the three straits [[Peenestrom]], [[Świna]] and [[Dziwna]].
 The name "Uecker" originated in the [[Polabian language|Polabian]] word ''vikru''/''vikrus'', meaning "fast" or "quick".<ref>