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Ostvorpommern — District —
Coat of armsCountry Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Founded 1994 Disbanded 2011 Capital Anklam Area - Total 1,899 km2 (733.2 sq mi) Population (2010-12-31) - Total 105,036 - Density 55.3/km2 (143.3/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Vehicle registration OVP Website http://www.kreis-ovp.de Ostvorpommern was a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district was created on June 12, 1994 by merging the former districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast. It was merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald on 4 September 2011.
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.
Contents
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows the griffin of Pomerania. Towns and municipalities
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
Amt-free towns Amt-free municipalities Ämter - 2. Anklam-Land
- 3. Landhagen
- Behrenhoff
- Dargelin
- Dersekow
- Diedrichshagen
- Hinrichshagen
- Levenhagen
- Mesekenhagen
- Neuenkirchen1
- Wackerow
- Weitenhagen
- 4. Lubmin
- 5. Usedom-Nord
- 6. Usedom-Süd
- Benz
- Dargen
- Garz
- Kamminke
- Korswandt
- Koserow
- Loddin
- Mellenthin
- Pudagla
- Rankwitz
- Stolpe auf Usedom
- Ückeritz
- Usedom1, 2
- Zempin
- Zirchow
- 7. Züssow
1seat of the Amt; 2town References
External links
- Official website (German)
- Touristic website of Usedom (English, German, Polish)
- Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern (English, German, Swedish, Polish)
Urban districts Rural districts Bad Doberan · Demmin · Güstrow · Ludwigslust · Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Müritz · Nordvorpommern · Nordwestmecklenburg · Ostvorpommern · Parchim · Rügen · Uecker-RandowGeography of Pomerania Regions CurrentVorpommern (Western or Hither Pomerania) · Zachodniopomorskie · Pomerelia (Kashubia) · Pomerania euroregionAdministration Towns ListsList of towns in Vorpommern · List of towns in Farther Pomerania · Pomeranian cities, towns and villages · List of placenames in the Province of Pomerania (A-H · I-P · Q-Z)Largest>100,000>50,000Islands Peninsulae Rivers Lakes Bays, lagoons National parks Categories:- Former districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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