Wolgast

Wolgast, a Pomeranian seaport, stands on the Peene, about 10 miles from its entrance into the Baltic, and 36 miles SE. of Stralsund by rail. Large ships cannot approach the harbour. The place, which has some manufactures and a pop. of 7485, was once strongly fortified; it was taken and retaken five times between 1628 and 1675; the Russians plundered and burned it in 1713, and the Swedes retook it in 1715.