Vorpommern-Greifswald

Vorpommern-Greifswald
Coat of arms of Vorpommern-Greifswald
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CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
CapitalGreifswald
Government
 • District admin.Michael Sack (CDU)
Area
 • Total3,927 km2 (1,516 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total237,355
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationVG, ANK, GW, PW, SBG, UEM, WLG
Greifswald: HGW
Websitewww.kreis-vg.de
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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.[2] A lake called Berliner See is found in the district.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.