Wolgast district
| Basic data (as of 1994) | |
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| Existing period: | 1952-1994 |
| District : | Rostock |
| Administrative headquarters : | Wolgast |
| Area : | 542 km² |
| Residents: | 59,700 (1985) |
| Population density: | 110 inhabitants per km² |
| License plate : | AU, AV (1974–1990)
WLG (1991-1994) |
| Circle structure: | 37 municipalities, including 3 cities |
| Location of the district in the GDR | |
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The Wolgast district was a district in the Rostock district in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). From May 17, 1990, it continued as the Wolgast district . Today his area belongs to the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . The seat of the district administration was in Wolgast .
geography
location
The smallest circle in the district in terms of area encompassed the entire German part of the island of Usedom and the up to five kilometers wide hinterland beyond the Peene River , which separates the island in the west from the mainland. The islands of Ruden and Greifswalder Oie to the north of Usedom also belonged to the district area. The compensation coast on the Baltic Sea side of Usedom is characterized by the alternation of flat sandy beaches and cliff sections. The Streckelsberg near Koserow was at (then) 60 m above sea level. NN the highest point in the Wolgast district. The “geographical center” of the district consisted of the heavily structured inland coast, to which Achterwasser , Peenestrom and Krumminer Wiek belonged. In the south, the district had half of the share of the "Kleiner Haff", the western part of the Oderhaff .
Size and population
The area of the circle was 542 square kilometers. That corresponded to 7.7% of the area of the Rostock district.
The population was around 59,700 in 1985. That was 6.7% of the residents of the district. The population density was 110 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Neighboring areas
The Wolgast district bordered the Greifswald district in the west, the Anklam district in the southeast and the People's Republic of Poland in the east .
history
The Western Pomerania district emerged in 1952 from the district of Usedom (the western part of the district of Usedom-Wollin, which was divided in 1945 ) and the eastern part of the district of Greifswald . From July 25, 1952, after the dissolution of the states, the Wolgast district belonged to the newly formed Rostock district. The district came to the newly founded state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on October 3, 1990 within the accession area to the Federal Republic of Germany . On June 12, 1994 the district (again referred to as the district since May 17, 1990) was dissolved and since then, until the district reform in 2011, together with the districts of Anklam and Greifswald, which were also dissolved, it formed the district of Ostvorpommern .
Economy and Infrastructure
The economic profile of the Wolgast district was determined by agriculture, tourism and fishing. In 1985 there were 700,000 holidaymakers who came to the district via the FDGB holiday service, as well as 3.3 million short-term holidaymakers and day tourists.
The largest industrial company in the district was the Peene shipyard in Wolgast , which mainly built ships for the coastal police and the People's Navy . There were several NVA locations in the Wolgast district. In Karlshagen and Peenemünde, the 1st flotilla of the GDR Navy and the JG-9 fighter squadron were located, among others. Access to the Peenemünde site was monitored during GDR times and required a permit. In Wolgast, Trassenheide, Pudagla and Garz there were other z. T. extensive locations.
The trunk roads 110 and 111 were the most important traffic arteries and led over the two Peene bridges to the resorts on Usedom. The Züssow-Wolgast railway branched off from the main Berlin - Stralsund railway line and was just as important for the transport of holidaymakers as the Usedom railway lines ( Wolgaster Fähre-Ahlbeck and Zinnowitz-Peenemünde ).
cities and communes
On October 3, 1990, the Wolgast district had 37 municipalities, including three cities:
License Plate
Motor vehicles (with the exception of motorcycles) and trailers were assigned three-letter distinguishing signs starting with the letter pairs AU and AV from around 1974 to the end of 1990 . The last number plate series used for motorcycles was AW 00-01 to AW 50-00 .
At the beginning of 1991 the district received the distinctive sign WLG . It was issued until June 11, 1994. Due to the license plate liberalization , it has been available in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district since March 14, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states . Metzler-Poeschel, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 .
- ↑ Law on the self-administration of municipalities and districts in the GDR (municipal constitution) of May 17, 1990
- ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 301 .
- ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 547 .