District of Northern Pomerania
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Coordinates: 54 ° 7 ' N , 13 ° 2' E |
| Basic data (as of 2011) | |
| Existing period: | 1994-2011 |
| State : | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Administrative headquarters : | Grim |
| Area : | 2,172 km 2 |
| Residents: | 105,547 (Dec 31, 2010) |
| Population density : | 49 inhabitants per km 2 |
| License plate : | NVP |
| Circle key : | 13 0 57 |
| Circle structure: | 64 municipalities |
| Location of the district of North Western Pomerania in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
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The district of Northern Pomerania was a district that was enlarged in the course of the district reform in 2011 and renamed the district of Western Pomerania-Rügen a few days later .
geography
The district of North Western Pomerania was in the north of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . The district had a long coastline along the Baltic Sea in the north . Neighboring districts were in the northeastern district of Rügen , in the east of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania , in the southern district Demmin and Güstrow and in the west of the district of Bad Doberan . The independent city of Stralsund protrudes from the Baltic Sea in the northeast into the district area.
The most important rivers in Northern Pomerania are the Recknitz , Trebel and Barthe . The district area also includes the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula chain 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 districts of Stralsund , Grimmen and Ribnitz-Damgarten . The historical border between Pomerania and Mecklenburg was disregarded as the Ribnitz-Damgarten district also included some former Mecklenburg communities in a small strip west of the Recknitz.
In the course of a district reform in 2011 , the districts of Northern Pomerania, Rügen and the Hanseatic City of Stralsund became parts of the new district of Western Pomerania-Rügen (planning name: District of Northern Pomerania ) with its administrative headquarters in Stralsund.
politics
District council
The district council of the district of North Western Pomerania consisted of 53 members. Distribution of seats in the last and shortened legislative period:
| Political party | 2004 1 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| CDU | 27 | 25th |
| The left | 10 | 10 |
| SPD | 7th | 7th |
| FDP | 3 | 4th |
| Alliance 90 / Greens | 1 | 1 |
| WG farmers' association | 2 | 2 |
| WG Prohn | 1 | 1 |
| WG Save Prerow | 1 | 0 |
| Wittenhagen shared flat | 1 | 0 |
| FWG Niepars | 0 | 1 |
| NPD | 0 | 2 |
The district (constituency number 57) consists of 165 electoral districts with 97,807 eligible voters. There were 46,411 who cast 6,064 invalid and 128,970 valid votes. This corresponds to a voter turnout of around 47.5% (all data from 2004).
More information on the electoral process and legal provisions : District Council (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved by the Ministry of the Interior on December 3, 1997 and registered under the number 142 of the coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Blazon : “Split by blue and gold; in front a golden griffin turned to the left with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail; behind a black griffin with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail, the two lower flight feathers of the flight silver. "
The coat of arms was designed by Gerhard Koggelmann from Sagard .
flag
The flag of the district of North Western Pomerania is evenly striated across from blue and gold (yellow), on the blue stripe there is a left-facing griffin with a knocked out red tongue and a raised tail, on the golden (yellow) stripe there is a black griffin with a knocked out red tongue and raised tail, the two lower flight feathers of the flight are silver (white). The length of the flag cloth is related to the height as 3: 2.
cities and communes
(Resident on December 31, 2010)
- 1. Grimmen , City (10,399)
- 2. Marlow , City (4770)
- 3. Süderholz [seat: Poggendorf] (4041)
- 4. Zingst (3163)
Offices with official municipalities / cities
* Seat of the official administration
Territory changes
In the years since 1994, extensive area changes have taken place in the area of the district of North Western Pomerania as in the entire state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
After the completion of the regional reform on January 1, 2005, the original twelve offices became eight offices. The cities of Barth and Ribnitz-Damgarten lost their freedom of office. The number of municipalities decreased from 97 to 70. Through further incorporations in the course of 2009, the number of municipalities decreased to 64.
Office dissolutions, office mergers
- Dissolution of the office of Süderholz (December 31, 1998) - formation of the community of Süderholz
- Dissolution of the Kronskamp office - incorporation of the Papenhagen municipality into the Franzburg-Richtenberg office , the Elmenhorst and Wittenhagen municipalities into the Miltzow office and the Zarrendorf municipality into the Niepars office (January 1, 2004)
- Merger of the offices of Bad Sülze , Trebeltal and Tribsees to form the new office of Recknitz-Trebeltal (February 15, 2004)
- Change of communities Glewitz , Splietsdorf and Wendisch Baggendorf from the former Office Trebeltal in the franzburg-richtenberg (15 February 2004)
- Merger of the Barth-Land office with the previously free city of Barth to form the new Barth office (January 1, 2005)
- Merger of the Ahrenshagen office with the previously unofficial city of Ribnitz-Damgarten to form the new Ribnitz-Damgarten office (January 1, 2005)
- Change the community Trinwillershagen from the former Office Ahrenshagen in the office Barth (1 January 2005)
Incorporation, new congregations
- Dissolution of the communities of Altenhagen and Schuenhagen - incorporation into Velgast (April 6, 1994)
- Dissolution of the communities of Allerstorf , Bartelshagen I b. Ribnitz-D. , Brünkendorf , Carlsruhe , Gresenhorst and Kuhlrade - incorporated into Marlow (January 1, 1999)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Bartmannshagen , Griebenow , Kandelin , Klevenow , Neuendorf , Poggendorf and Rakow - the reorganization of the municipality of Süderholz (January 1, 1999)
- Dissolution of the communities Kavelsdorf and Ravenhorst - incorporation into Eixen (June 13, 1999)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Siemersdorf - incorporation into Tribsees (June 13, 1999)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Divitz and Spoldershagen - new formation of the municipality of Divitz-Spoldershagen (June 13, 1999)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Buchholz and Gremersdorf - reorganization of the municipality of Gremersdorf-Buchholz (June 13, 1999)
- Dissolution of the communities Millienhagen and Oebelitz - reorganization of the community Millienhagen-Oebelitz (June 13, 1999)
- Dissolution of the municipalities of Kenz and Küstrow - reorganization of the municipality of Kenz-Küstrow (December 31, 1999)
- Dissolution of the community of Dudendorf - incorporation into Dettmannsdorf (January 1, 2001)
- Dissolution of the communities of Ahrenshagen and Daskow - reorganization of the community of Ahrenshagen-Daskow (January 1, 2001)
- Dissolution of the municipality of Stoltenhagen - incorporation into Grimmen (January 1, 2004)
- Dissolution of the community of Schulenberg - incorporation into Marlow (February 15, 2004)
- Dissolution of the communities Böhlendorf , Breesen and Langsdorf - re-establishment of the community Lindholz (June 13, 2004)
- Dissolution of the municipalities Behnkendorf , Brandshagen , Horst , Kirchdorf , Miltzow , Reinberg and Wilmshagen - reorganization of the municipality Sundhagen (June 7, 2009)
License Plate
On June 12, 1994, the district was assigned the distinctive NVP . It is issued in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen with the exception of the city of Stralsund until today.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives:
- ^ Ostsee-Zeitung of June 9, 2009.
- ↑ Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Statistical Office - population development of the districts and municipalities 2010 (PDF; 522 kB)
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Independent cities
State capital Schwerin |
Greifswald |
Rostock |
Stralsund |
Wismar |
Neubrandenburg
Districts of
Ostvorpommern |
Rügen |
North Western Pomerania |
Bad Doberan |
Guestrow |
Northwest Mecklenburg |
Ludwigslust |
Parchim |
Müritz |
Demmin |
Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Uecker-Randow