Nordvorpommern

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

 Geography 
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 
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 
100px|Coat of armsThe 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 
Amt-free townsAmt-free municipalitiesGrimmen
MarlowSüderholz
Zingst
Ämter1. Altenpleen
Altenpleen1
Groß Mohrdorf
Klausdorf
Kramerhof
Preetz
Prohn
2. Barth
Bartelshagen
Barth1, 2
Divitz-Spoldershagen
Fuhlendorf
Karnin
Kenz-Küstrow
Löbnitz
Lüdershagen
Pruchten
Saal
Trinwillershagen
3. Darß/Fischland
Ahrenshoop
Born1
Dierhagen
Prerow
Wieck am Darß
Wustrow4. Franzburg-Richtenberg
Franzburg1, 2
Glewitz
Gremersdorf-Buchholz
Millienhagen-Oebelitz
Papenhagen
Richtenberg2
Splietsdorf
Velgast
Weitenhagen
Wendisch Baggendorf
5. Miltzow
Behnkendorf
Brandshagen
Elmenhorst
Horst
Kirchdorf
Miltzow1
Reinberg
Wilmshagen
Wittenhagen6. Niepars
Groß Kordshagen
Jakobsdorf
Kummerow
Lüssow
Neu Bartelshagen
Niepars1
Pantelitz
Steinhagen
Wendorf
Zarrendorf
7. Recknitz-Trebeltal
Bad Sülze2
Dettmannsdorf
Deyelsdorf
Drechow
Eixen
Grammendorf
Gransebieth
Hugoldsdorf
Lindholz
Tribsees1, 2
8. Ribnitz-Damgarten
Ahrenshagen-Daskow
Ribnitz-Damgarten1, 2
Schlemmin
Semlow1seat of the Amt; 2town

 Other websites 

 Official website