Ostvorpommern
District in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Ostvorpommern (German pronunciation: [ˈɔstˌfoːɐ̯pɔmɐn], lit. 'East Western Pomerania') was a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from east clockwise) Uecker-Randow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Demmin and Nordvorpommern. The Hanseatic city of Greifswald was enclosed by the district, but did not belong to it.
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Capital | Anklam |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,899 km2 (733 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31) | |
• Total | 105,036 |
| • Density | 55.31/km2 (143.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OVP |
| Website | http://www.kreis-ovp.de |
History
Ostvorpommern District was established on June 12, 1994 by merging the former districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast. It was merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald on 4 September 2011.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms shows the griffin of Pomerania. |
Towns and municipalities
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
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| 1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town; 3 - former town/municipality | ||
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Ostvorpommern.
- Official website Archived 2021-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (German)
- Touristic website of Usedom (English, German, Polish)
- Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern (English, German, Swedish, Polish)