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. 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. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was Südvorpommern.
Geography The district has a number of lakes including: Lake Name Elevation Surface Area Berliner See Demenzsee Großer Mützelburger See Großer See (Pinnow) Hoher See Küchensee Ludwigshofer See Pulower See Putzarer See Schloßsee Straßensee Zarrenthiner Kiessee
The island of Usedom within the district also has a number of lakes.
Towns and municipalities
Amt-free townsAmt-free municipalitiesAnklam Greifswald Pasewalk Strasburg UeckermündeHeringsdorf Ämter1. Am Peenestrom Buggenhagen Krummin Lassan2 Lütow Sauzin Wolgast1, 2 Zemitz
2. Am Stettiner Haff Ahlbeck Altwarp Eggesin1, 2 Grambin Hintersee Leopoldshagen Liepgarten Lübs Luckow Meiersberg Mönkebude Vogelsang-Warsin
3. Anklam-Land Bargischow Blesewitz Boldekow Bugewitz Butzow Ducherow Iven Krien Krusenfelde Medow Neetzow-Liepen Neu Kosenow Neuenkirchen Postlow Rossin Sarnow Spantekow1 Stolpe an der Peene4. Jarmen-Tutow Alt Tellin Bentzin Daberkow Jarmen1, 2 Kruckow Tutow Völschow
5. Landhagen Behrenhoff Dargelin Dersekow Hinrichshagen Levenhagen Mesekenhagen Neuenkirchen1 Wackerow Weitenhagen
6. Löcknitz-Penkun Bergholz Blankensee Boock Glasow Grambow Krackow Löcknitz1 Nadrensee Penkun2 Plöwen Ramin Rossow Rothenklempenow
7. Lubmin Brünzow Hanshagen Katzow Kemnitz Kröslin Loissin Lubmin1 Neu Boltenhagen Rubenow Wusterhusen8. Peenetal/Loitz Görmin Loitz1, 2 Sassen-Trantow
9. Torgelow-Ferdinandshof Altwigshagen Ferdinandshof Hammer an der Uecker Heinrichswalde Rothemühl Torgelow1, 2 Wilhelmsburg
10. Uecker-Randow-Tal[seat: Pasewalk] Brietzig Fahrenwalde Groß Luckow Jatznick Koblentz Krugsdorf Nieden Papendorf Polzow Rollwitz Schönwalde Viereck Zerrenthin
11. Usedom-Nord Karlshagen Mölschow Peenemünde Trassenheide Zinnowitz112. Usedom-Süd Benz Dargen Garz Kamminke Korswandt Koserow Loddin Mellenthin Pudagla Rankwitz Stolpe auf Usedom Ückeritz Usedom1, 2 Zempin Zirchow
13. Züssow Bandelin Gribow Groß Kiesow Groß Polzin Gützkow2 Karlsburg Klein Bünzow Murchin Rubkow Schmatzin Wrangelsburg Ziethen Züssow11seat of the Amt; 2town
References
External links
Official website of Vorpommern-Greifswald district (includes translator)