Ostvorpommern

Ostvorpommern was a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from east clockwise) Uecker-Randow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Demmin and Nordvorpommern. The Hanseatic city of Greifswald was enclosed by the district, but did not belong to it.

History

Ostvorpommern District was established on June 12, 1994 by merging the former districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast. It was merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald on 4 September 2011.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the griffin of Pomerania.

Towns and municipalities

The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):

Amt-free towns	Amt-free municipalities
Anklam	Heringsdorf

Ämter
1. Am Peenestrom Buggenhagen Hohendorf3 Krummin Lassan2 Lütow Sauzin Wolgast1, 2 Zemitz 2. Anklam-Land Bargischow Blesewitz Boldekow Bugewitz Butzow Ducherow Iven Krien Krusenfelde Liepen3 Medow Neetzow3 Neu Kosenow Neuendorf A3 Neuendorf B3 Neuenkirchen Postlow Putzar3 Rossin Sarnow Spantekow1 Stolpe	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 Kölzin3 Lühmannsdorf Murchin Rubkow Schmatzin Wrangelsburg Ziethen Züssow1
1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town; 3 - former town/municipality

External links

• Official website (German)
• Touristic website of Usedom (English, German, Polish)
• Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern (English, German, Swedish, Polish)