Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mäkelborg-Vörpommern (Low German)
State
Flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Flag
Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Coordinates: 53°45′N 12°30′E / 53.750°N 12.500°E / 53.750; 12.500
CountryGermany
CapitalSchwerin
Largest cityRostock
Government
 • BodyLandtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
 • Minister-PresidentManuela Schwesig (SPD)
 • Governing partiesSPD / The Left
 • Bundesrat votes3 (of 69)
 • Bundestag seats16 (of 736)
Area
[2]
 • Total
23,300[1] km2 (8,996 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[3]
 • Total
1,609,675
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
GDP
[4]
 • Total€53.440 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€32,837 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeDE-MV
Vehicle registrationformerly: MP (1945–1947), SM (1948–1953)[5]
NUTS RegionDEF
HDI (2021)0.916[6]
very high · 15th of 16
WebsiteMecklenburg-Vorpommern.de

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; German: [ˌmeːklənbʊʁkˈfoːɐ̯pɔmɐn] or [ˌmɛk-] ⓘ;[7][8] Low German: Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in population; it covers an area of 23,300 km2 (9,000 sq mi),[9] making it the sixth largest German state in area; and it is 16th in population density. Schwerin is the state capital and Rostock is the largest city. Other major cities include Neubrandenburg, Stralsund, Greifswald, Wismar, and Güstrow. It was named after the two regions of Mecklenburg and Fore Pomerania.

The state was established in 1945 after World War II through the merger of the historic regions of Mecklenburg and Prussian Western Pomerania by the Soviet military administration in Allied-occupied Germany. It became part of the German Democratic Republic in 1949, but was dissolved in 1952 during administrative reforms and its territory divided into the districts of Rostock, Schwerin, and Neubrandenburg. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was re-established in 1990 following German reunification and became one of the new states of the Federal Republic of Germany.[citation needed]

On the state's coastline on the Baltic Sea are many holiday resorts and much unspoilt nature, including the islands of Rügen, Usedom, and others, as well as the Mecklenburg Lake District, making the state one of Germany's leading tourist destinations. Three of Germany's fourteen national parks, as well as several hundred nature conservation areas, are in the state. The University of Rostock, founded in 1419, and the University of Greifswald, established in 1456, are among the oldest universities in Europe. In 2007, the 33rd G8 summit took place at the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm on the Mecklenburg Baltic coast during the chancellorship of Angela Merkel, who represented various constituencies of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the national legislature, the Bundestag.

  1. ^ "Daten und Fakten - Landesportal Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Daten und Fakten - Landesportal Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Landesamt für innere Verwaltung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Bruttowertschöpfung | Statistikportal.de". Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder | Gemeinsames Statistikportal (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ With the abolition of states in East Germany in 1952 vehicle registration followed the new Bezirk subdivisions. Since 1991 distinct prefixes are specified for each district.
  6. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ Krech, Eva Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz-Christian (2009), Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch, Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, p. 733, ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6
  8. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962], Das Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (7th ed.), Berlin: Dudenverlag, p. 590, ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4. According to this source, the pronunciation with [eː] is mainly found in Northern Germany (so Mecklenburg-Vorpommern itself as well). It is the historical pronunciation. In other regions, the spelling pronunciation with [ɛ] is usual.
  9. ^ "Daten und Fakten - Landesportal Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.