Vorpommern-Greifswald
Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland and the state of Brandenburg. The district seat is the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald. A lake called Berliner See is found in the district.
History
Vorpommern-Greifswald District was established by merging the former districts of Ostvorpommern and Uecker-Randow; along with the subdivisions of Jarmen-Tutow and Peenetal/Loitz, and the former district-free town Greifswald, as part of the local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was Südvorpommern.Geography
The district has a number of lakes including:| Lake Name | Elevation | Surface Area |
| Berliner See | ||
| Demenzsee | ||
| Großer Mützelburger See | ||
| Großer See (Pinnow) | ||
| Hoher See | ||
| Küchensee | ||
| Ludwigshofer See | ||
| Pulower See | ||
| Putzarer See | ||
| Schloßsee | ||
| Straßensee | ||
| Zarrenthiner Kiessee |
The island of Usedom within the district also has a number of lakes.