Ostvorpommern

The Mecklenburg Western Pomerania was a district in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, the rose in the wake of the district reform in 2011 in the district of Vorpommern - Greifswald.

  • 5.1 Offices resolutions, offices mergers
  • 5.2 incorporations, community neoplasms
  • 5.3 county exchange
  • 5.4 Headquarters exchange
  • 5.5 Name changes

Geography

For the district belonged to the western part of the Baltic Sea island of Usedom (the eastern part belongs to Poland). Neighboring districts were in the southeastern district of Uecker -Randow, south of the district of Mecklenburg -Strelitz and in the west the counties of Pomerania and North Western Pomerania. The Hanseatic city of Greifswald sticking out from the Baltic Sea to the north in the district area.

The landscape is dominated by moraines, bogs ( Peenetalmoor, Ziesebruch, Thurbruch ) and in particular the coastal location on the Baltic Sea, Bodden waters ( Bay of Greifswald, Peenestrom Krumminer Wiek, backwaters ) and the Szczecin Lagoon. The most important river is the Peene.

History

The Mecklenburg Western Pomerania was taken at the district reform in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern June 12, 1994 by the union of the previous circles Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast.

For an administrative reform and thereby intended creation of new large circles in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern 2009, the considerations of the state government initially went there to let the county as a whole merged into a new "County Südvorpommern ". After the judgment of the district Constitutional Court of 26 July 2007, the original reform law than with the country's constitution was incompatible not be implemented.

As part of a new county government reform in 2011, the Mecklenburg Western Pomerania eventually became part of the new district Vorpommern - Greifswald with the county town of Greifswald.

Policy

Council

The council of the district of East Pomerania was last out of 53 MPs. Since the election of 7 June 2009 he sat down to 3 September 2011 are as follows:

The district ( constituency number 59 ) consisted of 143 electoral districts with 91 492 eligible voters. To select walked 2009 46.115 voters who cast valid votes 130 359 4909 and invalid. This corresponds to a voter turnout of 50.4 % (all data from 2009, preliminary results ).

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

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 20 February 1998 by the Home Office and registered under No. 143 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Blazon: ". Upright in a black gold grasping with knocked- red tongue and surrounding rolled tail "

The coat of arms was designed based on an idea by Norbert Buske from Leven Hagen von Schwerin Uwe Christoffer.

Flag

The flag of the district showed the color gold ( yellow) and was covered in the center with the figure of the coat of arms. The length of the bunting is related to height as 5:3.

Cities and Towns

  • 450-650
  • 350-449
  • 250-349
  • 150-249
  • 100-149
  • 50-99
  • 30-49
  • 20-29
  • 10-19
  • <10

( Population figures as at 31 December 2010)

Official Free communities

  • Anklam, city ( 13,433 )
  • Heringsdorf ( 9363 )

Offices with official member municipalities / cities

Seat of the Office Administration *

  • 2 Office Anklam country ( 11,122 )
  • 5 Office Usedom -Nord ( 8950 )
  • 6 Office Usedom -Süd ( 11,696 )
  • 7 Office Züssow ( 12,482 )

Field changes

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

From the original 14 departments were seven offices in 2005 after completion of the administrative reform on 1 January. The town of Wolgast and the community Zinnowitz lost their Amtsfreiheit. The number of municipalities was reduced from 110 to 96 by further incorporations and resolutions over the years 2009/2010 the number of municipalities was reduced to 90

Offices resolutions, offices mergers

  • Merger of the formerly free commune office Zinnowitz with the Office on the Peene river mouth to the new exchange Usedom -Nord ( 1 January 2005)
  • Integration of offices Ahlbeck to Szczecin Lagoon, On Schmollensee and Usedom Island Center in the Office of Usedom -Süd ( 1 January 2005)
  • Integration of offices Gützkow and Ziethenstraße in the Office Züssow (1 January 2005 ) Change the city Lassan and the communities Buggenhagen and Pulow from office Ziethenstraße in the office at the Peene river (1 January 2005 )
  • The municipality of Kroslin from office on Peenestrom in the Office Lubmin ( 1 January 2005)

Incorporations, community neoplasms

  • Resolution of the municipality Zinzow - incorporation to Boldekow (1 January 1999 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Steinmocker - incorporation to Neetzow (13 June 1999)
  • Dissolution of the town of Gross Peter Hagen - incorporation to Wackerow (13 June 1999)
  • Resolution of the municipality Neppermin - incorporation to Benz (May 22, 2004)
  • Resolution of the municipality Breechen - incorporation to Gützkow (13 June 2004)
  • Resolution of the municipality Schwerinsburg - incorporation to Löwitz (13 June 2004)
  • Resolution of the municipality Nerdin - incorporation to Medow (13 June 2004)
  • Resolution of the municipality Kammin - incorporation to Behrenhoff (1 January 2005 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Great Ernsthof - incorporation to Rubenow (1 January 2005 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Ranzin - incorporation to Züssow (1 January 2005 )
  • Resolution of the communities Ahlbeck and Bansin and the official free town of Heringsdorf - neoplasm of official free community Dreikaiserbäder (1 January 2005 )
  • Resolution of the communities Morgenitz and Mellenthin - neoplasm of community Mellenthin (1 January 2005 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Pulow - incorporation to Lassan (7 June 2009)
  • Resolution of the communities Löwitz and Rathebur - incorporation to Ducherow (7 June 2009)
  • Resolution of the communities Drewelow and Japenzin - incorporation to Spantekow (7 June 2009)
  • Resolution of the municipality Pelsin - incorporation to Anklam (1 January 2010 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Lüssow - incorporation to Gützkow (1 January 2010 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Wietstock - incorporation to Altwigshagen (1 January 2011 )

County change

  • The community Lübs moved to the district of Uecker -Randow (1 January 1998 ).
  • The community Wietstock moved to the district of Uecker -Randow (1 January 2011).

Headquarters exchange

  • The administrative headquarters of the Office Landhagen moved from the independent city of Greifswald to the municipality 's New Churches (1 August 1999).

Name Changes

  • Stolpe Stolpe auf Usedom (15 January 1996)
  • Office of Wolgast - country to the Official On Peenestrom (1 January 2005 )
  • Of Dreikaiserbäder to Heringsdorf ( 1 January 2006)
Administrative centre Uecker-Randow Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district) Demmin (district) Nordvorpommern Peene Valley Achterwasser National Democratic Party of Germany Am Peenestrom Buddenhagen Hohendorf Lassan, Germany Sauzin Zemitz Anklam-Land Bargischow Blesewitz Bugewitz Butzow Iven Krien Krusenfelde Liepen Neu Kosenow Neuendorf A Neuendorf B Neuenkirchen, Anklam-Land Postlow Putzar Rossin Sarnow Stolpe, Ostvorpommern Dargelin Dersekow Diedrichshagen Hinrichshagen Levenhagen Mesekenhagen Neuenkirchen, Landhagen Weitenhagen Lubmin (Amt) Hanshagen Katzow Kemnitz Loissin Neu Boltenhagen Wusterhusen Usedom-Nord Karlshagen Trassenheide Benz (Usedom) Dargen Garz (Usedom) Kamminke Korswandt Loddin Pudagla Zempin Zirchow Bandelin Gribow Murchin Wrangelsburg Ziethen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Integrated Authority File
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