# Vorpommern-Greifswald

Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) and the state of Brandenburg. The district seat is the University and Hanseatic City of 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 (from the former district of Demmin), 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 | 7.5 m (25 ft) | 0.062 km$^2$ (0.024 sq mi) |
| Demenzsee | 49 m (161 ft) | 0.18 km$^2$ (0.069 sq mi) |
| Großer Mützelburger See | 4.5 m (15 ft) | 1.14 km$^2$ (0.44 sq mi) |
| Großer See (Pinnow) | 10 m (33 ft) | 0.64 km$^2$ (0.25 sq mi) |
| Hoher See | 10.8 m (35 ft) | 0.102 km$^2$ (0.039 sq mi) |
| Küchensee | 11.6 m (38 ft) | 0.094 km$^2$ (0.036 sq mi) |
| Ludwigshofer See | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) | 0.18 km$^2$ (0.069 sq mi) |
| Pulower See | 10.9 m (36 ft) | 0.103 km$^2$ (0.040 sq mi) |
| Putzarer See | 7.3 m (24 ft) | 1.68 km$^2$ (0.65 sq mi) |
| Schloßsee | −0.5 m (−1.6 ft) | 0.1 km$^2$ (0.039 sq mi) |
| Straßensee | 10.9 m (36 ft) | 0.131 km$^2$ (0.051 sq mi) |
| Zarrenthiner Kiessee | 7.2 m (24 ft) | 0.54 km$^2$ (0.21 sq mi) |
The island of Usedom within the district also has a number of lakes.

## Towns and municipalities

| Amt-free towns | Amt-free municipalities |
| Anklam Greifswald Pasewalk Strasburg Ueckermünde | Heringsdorf |
Ämter :
| 1. Am Peenestrom Buggenhagen Krummin Lassan$^2$ Lütow Sauzin Wolgast$^{1,2}$ Zemitz 2. Am Stettiner Haff Ahlbeck Altwarp Eggesin$^{1,2}$ Grambin Hintersee Leopoldshagen Liepgarten Lübs Luckow Meiersberg Mönkebude Vogelsang-Warsin 3. Anklam-Land Bargischow Blesewitz Boldekow Bugewitz Butzow Ducherow Iven Krien Krusenfelde Medow Neetzow-Liepen Neu Kosenow Neuenkirchen Postlow Rossin Sarnow Spantekow$^1$ Stolpe an der Peene | 4. Jarmen-Tutow Alt Tellin Bentzin Daberkow Jarmen$^{1,2}$ Kruckow Tutow Völschow 5. Landhagen Behrenhoff Dargelin Dersekow Hinrichshagen Levenhagen Mesekenhagen Neuenkirchen$^1$ Wackerow Weitenhagen 6. Löcknitz-Penkun Bergholz Blankensee Boock Glasow Grambow Krackow Löcknitz$^1$ Nadrensee Penkun$^2$ Plöwen Ramin Rossow Rothenklempenow 7. Lubmin Brünzow Hanshagen Katzow Kemnitz Kröslin Loissin Lubmin$^1$ Neu Boltenhagen Rubenow Wusterhusen | 8. Peenetal/Loitz Görmin Loitz$^{1,2}$ Sassen-Trantow 9. Torgelow-Ferdinandshof Altwigshagen Ferdinandshof Hammer an der Uecker Heinrichswalde Rothemühl Torgelow$^{1,2}$ Wilhelmsburg 10. Uecker-Randow-Tal [seat: Pasewalk] Brietzig Fahrenwalde Groß Luckow Jatznick Koblentz Krugsdorf Nieden Papendorf Polzow Rollwitz Schönwalde Viereck Zerrenthin 11. Usedom-Nord Karlshagen Mölschow Peenemünde Trassenheide Zinnowitz$^1$ | 12. Usedom-Süd Benz Dargen Garz Kamminke Korswandt Koserow Loddin Mellenthin Pudagla Rankwitz Stolpe auf Usedom Ückeritz Usedom$^{1,2}$ Zempin Zirchow 13. Züssow Bandelin Gribow Groß Kiesow Groß Polzin Gützkow$^2$ Karlsburg Klein Bünzow Murchin Rubkow Schmatzin Wrangelsburg Ziethen Züssow$^1$ |
| $^1$seat of the Amt; $^2$town ||||