Nordvorpommern

The district of North Western Pomerania was a county increased in the wake of the district reform in 2011 and was a few days later renamed district Vorpommern - Rügen.

• 5.1 Offices resolutions, offices mergers
• 5.2 incorporations, community neoplasms

Geography

The district of North Western Pomerania was in the north of the state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The county had a long coastline along the Baltic Sea in the north. Neighboring districts were the district of Rügen, in the east of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, in the south of the district Demmin and Güstrow and in the west the district of Bad Doberan in the Northeast. The district-free city Stralsund extends from the Baltic Sea in the northeast in the district area.

Most important rivers in North Western Pomerania are the Recknitz that Cernosin and Barthe. The group also belongs the Peninsula chain fish- darss south of the Baltic Sea, which is an important tourist area.

History

The district of North Western Pomerania was formed in 1994 from the former GDR circles Stralsund, Pomerania and Ribnitz Damgarten. The historical border between Mecklenburg and Pomerania was disregarded by the district Ribnitz Damgarten in a small strip west of the Recknitz also included some former Mecklenburg communities.

As part of the district reform in 2011, the districts of North Western Pomerania, Rügen and Stralsund were parts of the new district Vorpommern - Rügen (Planning Name: Nordvorpommern ) with headquarters in Stralsund.

Policy

Council

The council of the district of North Western Pomerania consisted of 53 deputies. Distribution of seats the last and shortened legislative session:

The district ( constituency number 57 ) is made of 165 Wahlkbezirken with 97 807 eligible voters. To select 46,411 charges were invalid and the 6.064 128 970 valid votes. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 47.5 % (all data from 2004).

For information about election procedures and to legal provisions: County Council (Mecklenburg- Vorpommern)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 3 December 1997 by the Home Office and registered under No. 142 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Blazon: " Split of blue and gold; front a turned-over to the left a golden griffin with knocked- red tongue and raised tail; behind a black grip with knocked- red tongue and surrounding rolled tail, silver, the two lower wing feathers of the flight. "

The coat of arms was designed by the Sagarder Gerhard Koggelmann.

Flag

The flag of the district North Western Pomerania is uniformly striated blue and gold ( yellow) on the blue strip is a turned-over to the left grip with knocked- red tongue and surrounding rolled tail, on the golden ( yellow ) stripe is a black grip with knocked- red tongue and surrounding rolled tail, the two lower wing feathers of flight are silver (white). The length of the bunting is related to height as 3:2.

Cities and Towns

(Population 31 December 2010 )

Official Free communities

Offices with official member municipalities / cities

* Head Office Management

• 2 Office Barth ( 15,682 )

• 3 Office Darß / Fish Country (6987 )

• 4 Office Franzburg- Richtenberg ( 8161 )

• 5 Office Miltzow ( 7342 )

• 6 Office Niepars ( 9740 )

• 7 Office Recknitz - Trebeltal ( 8950 )

• 8 Official Ribnitz Damgarten ( 19,192 )

Field changes

In the years since 1994 in the area of ​​the district North Western Pomerania as in the entire state of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern extensive territorial changes took place.

From the original twelve offices were eight offices after completion of the administrative reform on 1 January 2005. The cities Barth and Ribnitz Damgarten lost their Amtsfreiheit. The number of municipalities was reduced from 97 to 70 by further incorporations in the course of 2009, reduced the number of municipalities to 64

Offices resolutions, offices mergers

• Resolution of the Office Süderholz ( 31 December 1998) - formation of the community Süderholz
• Resolution of the Office Kronskamp - integration of community Papenhagen in the Office Franzburg- Richtenberg, municipalities Elmenhorst and Witten Hagen in the Office Miltzow and the community Zarrendorf in the Office Niepars (1 January 2004 )
• Merger of ministries Bad aspic, Trebeltal and Tribsees to the new exchange Recknitz - Trebeltal (15 February 2004) Change of communities Glewitz, Splietsdorf and Wendish Baggendorf from the former Office Trebeltal in the Office Franzburg- Richtenberg (15 February 2004)

• The municipality of Trinwillershagen from the former Office Ahrenshagen in the Office Barth ( 1 January 2005)

Incorporations, community neoplasms

• Resolution of the municipalities Old Hagen and Schuenhagen - incorporation to Velgast (6 April 1994)
• Resolution of the communities Allerstorf, Bartelshagen I b. Ribnitz -D, Brünkendorf, Carlsruhe, Gresenhorst and Kuhlrade -. Incorporation to Marlow (1 January 1999 )
• Resolution of the communities Bartmannshagen, Griebenow Kandelin, Klevenow, Neuendorf, Pogge village and Rakow - neoplasm of official free community Süderholz (1 January 1999 )
• Resolution of the communities Kavelsdorf and rave Horst - incorporation to Eixen (13 June 1999)
• Resolution of the municipality Siemersdorf - incorporation to Tribsees (13 June 1999)
• Resolution of the communities Divitz and Spoldershagen - neoplasm of the municipality Divitz - Spoldershagen (13 June 1999)
• Resolution of the communities Buchholz and Gremersdorf - neoplasm of the municipality Gremersdorf -Buchholz (13 June 1999)
• Resolution of the communities Millienhagen and Oebelitz - neoplasm of the municipality Millienhagen - Oebelitz (13 June 1999)
• Resolution of the communities Kenz and Küstrow - neoplasm of the municipality Kenz - Küstrow ( 31 December 1999)
• Resolution of the municipality Dudendorf - incorporation to Dettmannsdorf (1 January 2001 )
• Resolution of the communities Ahrenshagen and Daskow - neoplasm of the municipality Ahrens -Daskow (1 January 2001 )
• Resolution of the municipality Stoltenhagen - incorporation to Pommern (1 January 2004 )
• Resolution of the municipality Schulenberg - incorporation to Marlow (February 15, 2004)
• Resolution of the communities Böhlendorf, Breesen and Langsdorf - neoplasm of the municipality Lindholz (13 June 2004)
• Resolution of the communities Behnke village, Brandshagen, Horst, Kirchdorf, Miltzow, Reinberg and Wilmshagen - neoplasm of the municipality Sundhagen (7 June 2009)