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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
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Official Name: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern en: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Nick name(s): Meck Pomm (Mc Pomm) Motto: MV tut gut. (MV will do you good.) Abbreviation: MV Time zone: Central European Time (CET); Central European Summer Time (CEST) (UTC+1/+2) Capital City: Schwerin Other Cities: largest city: Rostock (pop. 200,000), Greifswald, Güstrow, Neubrandenburg, Stralsund and Wismar. Geography: Location: northeastern part of Germany bordering the Baltic Sea in north and Poland in east. Area: 23,193 kmĀ² People: Population (2012): 1.6 million Religions: 19.1% Protestants, 2.9% Roman Catholic, 76.5% no religious affiliation. Natural resources: Marine products, timber, gravel and sand, chalkstone. Agriculture products: Grain, canola (colza), potatoes. Industries: Agriculture, fishery and fish processing, food industry, shipbuilding, tourism. |
Germany's most thinly populated state is located in the most northeastern part of the country, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is one of Germany's new Länder (states) after 1990. It borders the Baltic Sea (in German: Ostsee) to the north, Schleswig-Holstein to the west, Lower Saxony to the southwest, Brandenburg to the south, and Poland to the east. |
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Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-VorpommernThe authorized regional information system for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Official State Parliament website of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (in German). Statistics Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's state office for statistics (in German). MapsGoogle Earth Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Searchable map/satellite view of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Google Earth Schwerin Searchable map/satellite view of the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Political Map of Germany Administrative Map of Germany |
NewsMecklenburg-Western Pomerania newspaper online (in German)Norddeutsche Neueste Nachrichten News from Rostock. Nordkurier Regional News for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. Ostsee Zeitung Newspaper Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Rüganer Anzeiger Rügen weekly. Schweriner Volkszeitung Newspaper from Schwerin. Radio/TV Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR Regional public radio and television. |
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Arts & CultureCastlesSchloss Güstrow The most important renaissance palace in North Germany. Schweriner Schloss Official website of the Palace Schwerin. Museums Kunsthalle Rostock Contemporary art in Rostock. Heinrich-Schliemann-Museum Museum in Ankershagen, devoted to the life and work of Heinrich Schliemann, the excavator of Troy (in German). Otto-Lilienthal-Museum Anklam In 1891, the civil engineer Otto Lilienthal succeeded in achieving the first save, repeatable gliding flights in history. Pommersches Landesmuseum Site of the museum related to art and history of Western Pomerania, located in the city of Greifswald. Staatliches Museum Schwerin The museum is one of the most important national culture centres in the new Federal States. Museumstour durch Mecklenburg-Vorpommern A guide to the museums in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). |
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Business & EconomyGesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung MV (GfW)Economic Development Corporation, the GfW seeks to promote investment and the establishment of businesses in MV. Investorenportal Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Information for investors. Transportation Airport Flughafen Rostock-Laage (RLG) Official website of the Airport Rostock-Laage. Port Hafen Rostock Rostock Port, after Lübeck, Germany's largest port to the Baltic Sea. |
Destination Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Travel and Tour GuidesDiscover Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:Find accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, tours and much more. Tourismusverband Mecklenburg - Vorpommern Official tourism site of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Travel and tourism in the East of North Germany. Regional Tourist Boards Mecklenburgische Schweiz In the middle of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania lies North Germany’s most unspoilt stretch of countryside – Mecklenburg’s Switzerland. Insel Rügen Tourism website of Germany's largest island in the Baltic Sea which is famous for its chalk cliffs. Insel Usedom Island in the Baltic Sea on the border between Germany and Poland. Cities Schwerin Landeshauptstadt Schwerin. Rostock The Hanseatic City of Rostock. Greifswald The city of Greifswald. Güstrow The city of Güstrow. Neubrandenburg The city of Neubrandenburg. Stralsund The Hanseatic City of Stralsund. Wismar The city of Wismar. |
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EducationErnst-Moritz-Arndt-UniversitätErnst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (est. 1456) Universität Rostock University of Rostock (est 1419) |
Environment & NatureAbout one fifth of the state’s total surface area is a natureconservation area. Nature Parks in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Naturpark Am Stettiner Haff The nature park is situated in the northeast of Mecklenburg - Vorpommern, near to the republic of Poland. Naturpark Insel Usedom The island Usedom and its nature park is a North German cultural landscape with a great variety of sceneries on a small area. Naturpark Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide Vast forests – silent lakes, the nature park Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide (in German). Naturpark Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See The nature park is well known for its variety and the beauty of the landscape. Naturpark Sternberger Seenland Nature park includes Mecklenburgische Seenplatte; lake district (in German). Naturparke Deutschland A guide to nature and national parks in Germany. |
HistoryMecklenburg-Vorpommern was formed in 1947 under the Soviet occupation forces; the name was soon shortened to "Mecklenburg". It was a constituent state of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) upon its formation in 1949.On 3 October 1990 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the other newly-founded German states formally joined the Federal Republic. Das Land - Geschichte: Mecklenburg - Vorpommern History of Mecklenburg and Vorpommern (in German) History of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Short version of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's history. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: History Mecklenburg Wikipedia entry about Mecklenburg and its history. Vorpommern Wikipedia entry about the former Prussian Western Pomerania and its history. |
SearchMecklenburg-Vorpommern: Der LinkkatalogIndex of MV links (in German). Additional Information about Mecklenburg-VorpommernOpen Directory Project: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Wikipedia: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
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