Vorpommern-Greifswald
Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland and the state of Brandenburg. The district seat is 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, 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 | | |
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.