Nordvorpommern

Statistics
State:	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Capital:	Grimmen
Area:	2,168 km²
Inhabitants:	117,722 (2001)
pop. density:	54 inh./km²
Car identification:	NVP
Homepage:	http://www.lk-nvp.de
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Nordvorpommern ("North Western Pomerania") is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea, where it encloses the city of Stralsund. Other neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Ostvorpommern, Demmin, Güstrow and Bad Doberan. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Map of Mecklenburg Western Pommerania highlighting the district Nordvorpommern Based on the templates at Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates File links The following pages link to this file: Nordvorpommern Categories: GFDL images ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Stralsund coat of arms Stralsund is a city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Demmin is a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Güstrow is a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Categories: Districts of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ...

Geography

The coast is characterised by an elongated peninsula, the Darß. Between the Darß and the mainland there is a very shallow lagoon, which is a part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, just as the entire peninsula itself. The Darss (also Darß) is a peninsula at the South of the Baltic Sea in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. ... The Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park (Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft) is a large nature reserve at the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. ...

History

In history this region was the westernmost part of Pomerania. Until 1819 it was a Swedish, after that Prussian territory called Neuvorpommern. The district was created in 1994 by merging the three previous districts Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze, German: Pommern and Pommerellen, Pomeranian (Kashubian): Pòmòrze and Pòmòrskô, Latin: Pomerania, Pomorania) is a geographical and historical region in northern Poland and Germany on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea between and on both sides of the Vistula and Oder (Odra) rivers, reaching the Reknitz river... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

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 derives from the coat of arms of Pomerania, which however used a red griffin as their symbol. The territory of the district was ruled by a branch of the Dukes of Pomerania which used a black griffin. The coat of arms was granted on December 3, 1997. Coat of arms of the district Nordvorpommern File links The following pages link to this file: Nordvorpommern Categories: Public domain images ... Roman griffon, Turkey This article is on the animal. ... Rostock (slavic origin: roztoka) is a city in northern Germany. ...

Towns and municipalities

The Darss (also Darß) is a peninsula at the South of the Baltic Sea in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. ... Zingst peninsula is the eastern part of the peninsula Fischland Darss Zingst, which is between the cities Rostock and Stralsund at the southern Baltic Sea coast. ...

External links

• Official website (http://www.lk-nvp.de) (German)