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. The forest swastika was a patch of carefully arranged larch trees covering a 60 squareyard area of pine forest near Zernikow, Uckermark district, Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. The reason behind the planting of the trees is unclear, but it has been suggested that it was laid out in 1937 by locals to prove their loyalty after a businessman in the area was denounced and sent to a (...)

:''This article is about a district in Germany. For information about the Nazi concentration camp with the same name, see Uckermark concentration camp.'' Uckermark is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northeastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Barnim and Oberhavel, the districts Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Uecker-Randow in Mecklenburg-Western (...)

in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany, with a population of 17,535 (2004). It lies at and is 60 m above sea level. The town was first mentioned in 1270. As of 2005, it has come to be known as the place where Angela Merkel grew up. Templin has a modern grammar school built in 1997. Templin's city walls are small, but complete (...)