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State: | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
Capital: | Anklam |
Area: | 1,910 km² |
Inhabitants: | 113,623 (2001) |
pop. density: | 59 inh./km² |
Car identification: | OVP |
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Ostvorpommern is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Uecker-Randow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Demmin and Nordvorpommern. The Hanseatic city of Greifswald is enclosed by the district, but not belonging to it.
Geography
It is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea, where it includes the western parts of the island of Usedom, with the exception of the city of Swinoujscie, which belongs to Poland. Usedom is the second largest German island. Its total area is 445 km�, the area within Germany is 373 km�, within Poland 72 km�.
The Peene river enters the district in the West, runs through the town of Anklam, and flows into a strait called Peenestrom, which separates Usedom from the mainland. The town of Wolgast and the village of Peenem�nde are situated at the Peenestrom.
History
The district was created on June 12 1994 by merging the previous districts Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast.
Coat of arms
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griffin of Pomerania.
Towns and municipalities
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- G�tzkow¹
- Lassan¹
- Usedom¹
- Wolgast ¹ inside a Amt
- Ahlbeck bis Stettiner Haff
- Amt am Schmollensee
- Amt an der Peenem�ndung
- Ducherow
- G�tzkow
- Krien
- Landhagen
- Lubmin
- Spantekow
- Usedom-Mitte
- Usedom-S�d
- Wolgast Land
- Ziethen
- Z�ssow
free municipalities
- Heringsdorf
- Zinnowitz
External links
- Official website (German)
- Touristic website of Usedom (English, German)