Mönkebude

Geography

Mönkebude is located on the south-west shore of the Szczecin Lagoon in the Lagoon Coast Landscape Conservation Area, six kilometers from Ueckermünde. The large forest area of the Ueckermünder Heide begins in the south and west of the municipality. The place is laid out in a horseshoe shape towards the harbour. Mönkebude has two ports, a fortified port on the beach and a port further east towards Grambin. There are many fishermen's houses in the village, but also quite magnificent farms line the streets. Since the 1990s, the town's population has steadily increased, with growth of almost 10% since 1990.

The neighboring communities are Grambin, Leopoldshagen, Lübs and Ueckermünde.

The history of Mönkebude

Mönkebude is an old Slavic settlement called "Doblowitz" and was first mentioned in 1244 as Mönkebude. The name probably derives from the monks (actually regular canons) of the Grobe Premonstratensian monastery on Usedom, who had lived there since the 12th century. In 1243 Barnim I gave the monks the right to fish, hunt and cut wood in the lagoon and the surrounding forests (Mönche-bude = house, hut of the monks).

During the Thirty Years' War, the town was severely devastated and only resettled in 1698. In 1777 the postal route from Anklam via Mönkebude, Ueckermünde to Stettin was built. In addition to agriculture and fishing, crafts and trade also developed in Mönkebude. Later, barge shipping became more important. In 1930 the port was dredged and the beach washed up. In 1934 the church with tower and belvedere was completed in a simple functional building. The octagonal tower dome is an architectural feature.

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent community was incorporated into Grambin.

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