Ostvorpommern

Ostvorpommern is a former district in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The Hanseatic city of Greifswald is surrounded by the district, but does not belong to it.

District
Coat of arms of Coat of arms
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Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Disbanded	September 2011
Capital	Anklam
Area
• Total	1,910 km2 (740 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	113,623
• Density	59.49/km2 (154.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OVP
Website	http://www.kreis-ovp.de

History

The district was created on June 12 1994 by joining the old districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the griffin of Pomerania.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Amt-free municipalities
Anklam	Heringsdorf

Ämter
1. Am Peenestrom Buddenhagen Buggenhagen Hohendorf Krummin Lassan2 Lütow Pulow Sauzin Wolgast1, 2 Zemitz 2. Anklam-Land Bargischow Blesewitz Boldekow Bugewitz Butzow Drewelow Ducherow Iven Japenzin Krien Krusenfelde Liepen Löwitz Medow Neetzow Neu Kosenow Neuendorf A Neuendorf B Neuenkirchen Pelsin Postlow Putzar Rathebur Rossin Sarnow Spantekow1 Stolpe Wietstock	3. Landhagen Behrenhoff Dargelin Dersekow Diedrichshagen Hinrichshagen Levenhagen Mesekenhagen Neuenkirchen1 Wackerow Weitenhagen 4. Lubmin Brünzow Hanshagen Katzow Kemnitz Kröslin Loissin Lubmin1 Neu Boltenhagen Rubenow Wusterhusen 5. Usedom-Nord Karlshagen Mölschow Peenemünde Trassenheide Zinnowitz1	6. Usedom-Süd Benz Dargen Garz Kamminke Korswandt Koserow Loddin Mellenthin Pudagla Rankwitz Stolpe auf Usedom Ückeritz Usedom1, 2 Zempin Zirchow 7. Züssow Bandelin Gribow Groß Kiesow Groß Polzin Gützkow2 Karlsburg Klein Bünzow Kölzin Lühmannsdorf Lüssow Murchin Rubkow Schmatzin Wrangelsburg Ziethen Züssow1
1seat of the Amt; 2town

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2021-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
• Touristic website of Usedom
• Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern
• Ost|See|Land - Tourism Overview site