Vorpommern-Greifswald
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Greifswald: HGW
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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 |
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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
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References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ a b "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
External links
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- Official website of Vorpommern-Greifswald district (includes translator)
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- Ludwigslust-Parchim
- Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
- Nordwestmecklenburg
- Rostock
- Vorpommern-Greifswald
- Vorpommern-Rügen
- Bad Doberan
- Demmin
- Güstrow
- Ludwigslust
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Müritz
- Nordvorpommern
- Ostvorpommern
- Parchim
- Rügen
- Uecker-Randow
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53°50′N 13°40′E / 53.833°N 13.667°E / 53.833; 13.667