Peene

For other uses, see Peene (disambiguation).

Peene
River
256px Peene river near Jarmen
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Source	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- location	Gnoien
- elevation	28 m (92 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	Peenestrom
- location	Anklam
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates
Length	143 km (89 mi)
Basin	5,110 km2 (1,973 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	20.6 m3/s (727 cu ft/s)

The Peene (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːnə]) is a river in Germany. The Westpeene, Kleine Peene and Ostpeene flow into the Kummerower See, and from there as Peene proper to Anklam and into the Oder Lagoon.

The Peene Valley is the largest contiguous fen region in Europe. Thanks to its wilderness and intact nature, the river Peene and its valley is often referred to as "the Amazon of the North".

The western branch of the Oder River, which separates the island of Usedom from the German mainland, is often also called Peene, but actually is considered a part of the Baltic Sea called Peenestrom. It is one of three channels connecting the Oder Lagoon with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea. (The other channels are the Świna and the Dziwna.)

Major towns at the Peene river are Wolgast, Teterow, Demmin and Anklam.

• Peene.png

  Peene river, its affluents, and Peenestrom strait

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  Aerial view of the Peene stream around Wolgast

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  Peene river in Anklam

• Peene bei Jarmen.jpg

  Peene near Jarmen, "Amazonas of Europe"

• Teterow-stadtmuehle.jpg

  Old Peene watermill in Teterow

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  Peene harbour in Demmin

• Wolgast -Der alte Speicher im Hafen- 2000 by-RaBoe.jpg

  Peene harbour in Wolgast

• Peene bei Loitz.JPG

  Peene near Loitz

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• www.peenetal-landschaft.de - Association for natural protection of the Peene river valley (German)