Ostvorpommern
| Ostvorpommern | ||
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| Country |
 Germany
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| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Founded | 1994 | |
| Disbanded | 2011 | |
| Capital | Anklam | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,899 km2 (733 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 105,036 | |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Vehicle registration | OVP | |
| Website | http://www.kreis-ovp.de | |
Ostvorpommern was a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district was created on June 12, 1994 by merging the former districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast. It was merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald on 4 September 2011.
Neighboring districts were (from east clockwise) Uecker-Randow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Demmin and Nordvorpommern. The Hanseatic city of Greifswald was enclosed by the district, but did not belong to it.
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
Coordinates: 53°56′N 13°40′E / 53.93°N 13.67°E
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