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 NameElevationSurface 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.

Towns and municipalities