Ostvorpommern
Ostvorpommern | |
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District | |
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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/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | OVP |
Website | http://www.kreis-ovp.de |
Ostvorpommern 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.
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):
Amt-free towns | Amt-free municipalities |
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1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town; 3 - former town/municipality |
References[]
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Ostvorpommern. |
- Official website (German)
- Touristic website of Usedom (English, German, Polish)
- Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern (English, German, Swedish, Polish)
Categories:
- Former districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern