Vorpommern-Greifswald
District
Coat of arms of Vorpommern-Greifswald
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CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
CapitalGreifswald
Area
 • Total3,927 km2 (1,516 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total235,451
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationVG, ANK, GW, PW, SBG, UEM, WLG
Greifswald: HGW
Websitewww.kreis-vg.de
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Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) and the state of Brandenburg. The district seat is the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald.[2] A lake called Berliner See is found in the district.

History

Vorpommern-Greifswald District was established by merging the former districts of Ostvorpommern and Uecker-Randow; along with the subdivisions of Jarmen-Tutow and Peenetal/Loitz (from the former district of Demmin), and the former district-free town Greifswald, as part of the local government reform of September 2011.[2] The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.[3] The project name for the district was Südvorpommern.

Geography

The district has a number of lakes including:

Lake Name Elevation Surface Area
Berliner See 7.5 m (25 ft) 0.062 km2 (0.024 sq mi)
Demenzsee 49 m (161 ft) 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi)
Großer Mützelburger See 4.5 m (15 ft) 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Großer See (Pinnow) 10 m (33 ft) 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Hoher See 10.8 m (35 ft) 0.102 km2 (0.039 sq mi)
Küchensee 11.6 m (38 ft) 0.094 km2 (0.036 sq mi)
Ludwigshofer See 2.8 m (9.2 ft) 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi)
Pulower See 10.9 m (36 ft) 0.103 km2 (0.040 sq mi)
Putzarer See 7.3 m (24 ft) 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Schloßsee −0.5 m (−1.6 ft) 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi)
Straßensee 10.9 m (36 ft) 0.131 km2 (0.051 sq mi)
Zarrenthiner Kiessee 7.2 m (24 ft) 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)

The island of Usedom within the district also has a number of lakes.

Towns and municipalities

Map of municipalities and towns in Vorpommern-Greifswald
The Szczecin agglomeration includes various municipalities in Vorpommern-Greifswald
Amt-free towns Amt-free municipalities
  1. Anklam
  2. Greifswald
  3. Pasewalk
  4. Strasburg
  5. Ueckermünde
  1. Heringsdorf
Ämter
  1. Buggenhagen
  2. Krummin
  3. Lassan2
  4. Lütow
  5. Sauzin
  6. Wolgast1, 2
  7. Zemitz
  1. Ahlbeck
  2. Altwarp
  3. Eggesin1, 2
  4. Grambin
  5. Hintersee
  6. Leopoldshagen
  7. Liepgarten
  8. Lübs
  9. Luckow
  10. Meiersberg
  11. Mönkebude
  12. Vogelsang-Warsin
  1. Bargischow
  2. Blesewitz
  3. Boldekow
  4. Bugewitz
  5. Butzow
  6. Ducherow
  7. Iven
  8. Krien
  9. Krusenfelde
  10. Medow
  11. Neetzow-Liepen
  12. Neu Kosenow
  13. Neuenkirchen
  14. Postlow
  15. Rossin
  16. Sarnow
  17. Spantekow1
  18. Stolpe an der Peene
  1. Alt Tellin
  2. Bentzin
  3. Daberkow
  4. Jarmen1, 2
  5. Kruckow
  6. Tutow
  7. Völschow
  1. Behrenhoff
  2. Dargelin
  3. Dersekow
  4. Hinrichshagen
  5. Levenhagen
  6. Mesekenhagen
  7. Neuenkirchen1
  8. Wackerow
  9. Weitenhagen
  1. Bergholz
  2. Blankensee
  3. Boock
  4. Glasow
  5. Grambow
  6. Krackow
  7. Löcknitz1
  8. Nadrensee
  9. Penkun2
  10. Plöwen
  11. Ramin
  12. Rossow
  13. Rothenklempenow
  1. Brünzow
  2. Hanshagen
  3. Katzow
  4. Kemnitz
  5. Kröslin
  6. Loissin
  7. Lubmin1
  8. Neu Boltenhagen
  9. Rubenow
  10. Wusterhusen
  1. Görmin
  2. Loitz1, 2
  3. Sassen-Trantow
  1. Altwigshagen
  2. Ferdinandshof
  3. Hammer an der Uecker
  4. Heinrichswalde
  5. Rothemühl
  6. Torgelow1, 2
  7. Wilhelmsburg
  1. Brietzig
  2. Fahrenwalde
  3. Groß Luckow
  4. Jatznick
  5. Koblentz
  6. Krugsdorf
  7. Nieden
  8. Papendorf
  9. Polzow
  10. Rollwitz
  11. Schönwalde
  12. Viereck
  13. Zerrenthin
  1. Karlshagen
  2. Mölschow
  3. Peenemünde
  4. Trassenheide
  5. Zinnowitz1
  1. Benz
  2. Dargen
  3. Garz
  4. Kamminke
  5. Korswandt
  6. Koserow
  7. Loddin
  8. Mellenthin
  9. Pudagla
  10. Rankwitz
  11. Stolpe auf Usedom
  12. Ückeritz
  13. Usedom1, 2
  14. Zempin
  15. Zirchow
  1. Bandelin
  2. Gribow
  3. Groß Kiesow
  4. Groß Polzin
  5. Gützkow2
  6. Karlsburg
  7. Klein Bünzow
  8. Murchin
  9. Rubkow
  10. Schmatzin
  11. Wrangelsburg
  12. Ziethen
  13. Züssow1
1seat of the Amt; 2town

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.

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