Nordvorpommern

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Nordvorpommern
Flag of Nordvorpommern
Coat of arms of Nordvorpommern
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
DisbandedSeptember 2011
CapitalGrimmen
Area
 • Total2,168 km2 (837 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total117,722
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNVP
Websitehttp://www.lk-nvp.de

Nordvorpommern ("North Western Pomerania") is a former district in the northern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is on the coast of the Baltic Sea, and it surrounds the coastal city of Stralsund.

Geography[change | change source]

On the coast is a long peninsula, called the Darß. Between the Darß and the mainland there is a very shallow lagoon. the lagoon and the peninsula are part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.

History[change | change source]

Until 1819 the area was controlled by Sweden. Then it became a part of Prussia. The modern district was made in 1994 by joining the three old districts of Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund.

Coat of arms[change | change source]

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 is for the Dukes of Pomerania who used a black griffin.

The coat of arms was granted on December 3, 1997.

Towns and municipalities[change | change source]

Amt-free towns Amt-free municipalities
  1. Grimmen
  2. Marlow
  1. Süderholz
  2. Zingst
Ämter
  1. Altenpleen1
  2. Groß Mohrdorf
  3. Klausdorf
  4. Kramerhof
  5. Preetz
  6. Prohn
  1. Bartelshagen
  2. Barth1, 2
  3. Divitz-Spoldershagen
  4. Fuhlendorf
  5. Karnin
  6. Kenz-Küstrow
  7. Löbnitz
  8. Lüdershagen
  9. Pruchten
  10. Saal
  11. Trinwillershagen
  1. Ahrenshoop
  2. Born1
  3. Dierhagen
  4. Prerow
  5. Wieck am Darß
  6. Wustrow
  1. Franzburg1, 2
  2. Glewitz
  3. Gremersdorf-Buchholz
  4. Millienhagen-Oebelitz
  5. Papenhagen
  6. Richtenberg2
  7. Splietsdorf
  8. Velgast
  9. Weitenhagen
  10. Wendisch Baggendorf
  1. Behnkendorf
  2. Brandshagen
  3. Elmenhorst
  4. Horst
  5. Kirchdorf
  6. Miltzow1
  7. Reinberg
  8. Wilmshagen
  9. Wittenhagen
  1. Groß Kordshagen
  2. Jakobsdorf
  3. Kummerow
  4. Lüssow
  5. Neu Bartelshagen
  6. Niepars1
  7. Pantelitz
  8. Steinhagen
  9. Wendorf
  10. Zarrendorf
  1. Bad Sülze2
  2. Dettmannsdorf
  3. Deyelsdorf
  4. Drechow
  5. Eixen
  6. Grammendorf
  7. Gransebieth
  8. Hugoldsdorf
  9. Lindholz
  10. Tribsees1, 2
  1. Ahrenshagen-Daskow
  2. Ribnitz-Damgarten1, 2
  3. Schlemmin
  4. Semlow
1seat of the Amt; 2town

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