Nordvorpommern
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Map of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania highlighting the district Nordvorpommern |
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State | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
County seat | Grimmen |
Area | 2,168 km² |
Population | 117,722 (2001) |
pop. density | 54 inh./km² |
Car identification | NVP |
Web page | http://www.lk-nvp.de |
Nordvorpommern ("North Western Pomerania") is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea, where it encloses the city of Stralsund. Other neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Ostvorpommern, Demmin, Güstrow and Bad Doberan.
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[edit] Geography
The coast is characterised by an elongated peninsula, the Darß. Between the Darß and the mainland there is a very shallow lagoon, which is a part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, just as the entire peninsula itself.
[edit] History
In history this region was the westernmost part of Pomerania. Until 1819 it was a Swedish, after that Prussian territory called Neuvorpommern. The district was created in 1994 by merging the three previous districts Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund.
[edit] Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows two griffins. The golden griffin to the left is the symbol of Princes of Rostock. The black griffin to the right derives from the coat of arms of Pomerania, which however used a red griffin as their symbol. The territory of the district was ruled by a branch of the Dukes of Pomerania which used a black griffin.
The coat of arms was granted on December 3, 1997. |
[edit] Towns and municipalities
Towns | Ämter | Free Municipalities |
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¹ inside a Amt |
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[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany |
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Urban |
Greifswald | Neubrandenburg | Rostock | Schwerin | Stralsund | Wismar |
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Rural |
Bad Doberan | Demmin | Güstrow | Ludwigslust | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Müritz | Nordvorpommern |