Editing Usedom (section)

{{Short description|Island in the southern Baltic Sea divided between Germany and Poland}}
{{about|the island|the town|Usedom (town)|the abbey|Usedom Abbey}}
{{Infobox islands
| name             = Usedom<br>Uznam
| image_name       = StrandDüne.JPG
| image_caption    = Beach, dune, and promenade in [[Ahlbeck (Usedom)|Ahlbeck]] &ndash; a distinctive [[seaside resort]], typical for the Island of Usedom
| image_size       = 300px
| map_image        = Baltic Sea map Usedom location.png
| map_caption      = Map of the Baltic Sea with the island highlighted
| native_name      = 
| native_name_link = 
| nickname         = Sunny Island
| location         = [[Baltic Sea]]
| coordinates      = 
| archipelago      = 
| total_islands    = 
| major_islands    = 
| area_km2         = 445
| length_km        = 66.4 
| width_km         = 23.9 
| coastline_km     = 110
| highest_mount    = [[Golm War Cemetery|Golm]] 
| elevation_m      = 69
| country          = Germany
| country_admin_divisions_title     = [[States of Germany|State]]
| country_admin_divisions           = [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1   = [[Districts of Germany|District]]
| country_admin_divisions_1         = [[Vorpommern-Greifswald]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2   = 
| country_admin_divisions_2         = 
| country_capital                   = 
| country1_admin_divisions_title_1  =[[Powiat|County]]
| country1_admin_divisions_1        =[[Świnoujście]] (''[[city with powiat rights|city county]]'')
| country_largest_city              =[[Heringsdorf]], [[Zinnowitz]] (settlements), [[Usedom (town)]]
| country_largest_city_population   = 
| country_leader_title              = 
| country_leader_name               = 
| country1                         = Poland
| country1_admin_divisions_title   = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| country1_admin_divisions         = [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship]]
| country1_largest_city            = [[Świnoujście]]
| demonym = Usedomers
| population       = 76,500
| population_as_of = 2012
| density_km2      = 172
| ethnic_groups    = [[Polish people|Poles]], [[German people|Germans]]
| additional_info  = 
}}

'''Usedom''' ({{langx|de|Usedom}} {{IPA|de|ˈuːzədɔm|}}, {{langx|pl|Uznam}} {{IPA|pol|ˈuznam|}}) is a [[Baltic Sea]] [[island]] in [[Pomerania]], divided between [[Germany]] and [[Poland]]. It is the second largest Pomeranian island after [[Rügen]], and the most populous island in the Baltic Sea.

It lies north of the [[Szczecin Lagoon]] [[estuary]] of the [[Oder]] river. About 80% of the island belongs to the German district of [[Vorpommern-Greifswald]] in the state of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]. The eastern part and the largest city on the island, [[Świnoujście]], are part of the Polish [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship]]. The island's total area is {{convert|445|km2|0|abbr=off}} – {{convert|373|km2|0|abbr=off}} in the German part and {{convert|72|km2|0|abbr=off}} in the Polish part. Its population is 76,500 (German part 31,500; Polish part 45,000).

With an annual average of 1,906 hours of sunshine, Usedom is the sunniest region of both Germany and Poland, and it is also one of the sunniest islands in the Baltic Sea,<ref>[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/reisefuehrer/usedom/auftakt According to meteorological records of the last 30 years: Usedom is the sunniest region of Germany] (German article, ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]'')</ref> hence its nickname "Sun Island" ({{langx|de|Sonneninsel}}, {{langx|pl|Wyspa Słońca}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://turystyka.wp.pl/gid,15813005,img,15813088,page,11,title,Swinoujscie-nadbaltycki-hit-Polakow,galeria.html?ticaid=1132a5|title=Wczasy nad morzem - Świnoujście, Uznam, Wyspa Słońca|first=Wirtualna Polska Media|last=S.A.|date=15 July 2013|website=wp.pl|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref>).

The island has been a tourist destination since the [[Gründerzeit]] in the 19th century, and features [[resort architecture]]. [[List of seaside resorts in Germany#Vorpommern-Greifswald|Seaside resorts]] include [[Zinnowitz]] and the [[Amber Spas]] in the west, the [[Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Kaiserbad]] and Świnoujście in the east.