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ANKLAM or ANCLAM, Germany, 5m. above the mouth of the river Peene in the Kleines Haff, and S3m. N.W. of Stettin. Pop. Anklam or Tanglim, originally a Slav fortress, joined the Hanseatic League in 1244. It was Swed ish from 1648-76. It suffered in the Thirty Years' and Seven Years' Wars owing to its military importance, but still has its old walls and some quaint buildings. Foundries, mills and the making of agricultural machinery, furniture and sugar are carried on.