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Vorpommern-Greifswald

Located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Coordinates: 53°46′46″ N 13°53′00″ E

Map showing the location of Vorpommern-Greifswald Vorpommern-Greifswald
Location in Germany
Population
225,867
225.9K
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
132
listed under Vorpommern-Greifswald
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HDF Heringsdorf Airport21 km
SZZ Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport71 km

About Vorpommern-Greifswald

Vorpommern-Greifswald is a municipality. Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Population: 225,867. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) 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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
2011
Area
3,927 km²
Official website
kreis-vg.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Vorpommern-Greifswald

  • Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen

Population of Vorpommern-Greifswald over time

Population of Vorpommern-Greifswald over time
2016 237,374
2019 236,697
2022 237,355

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Vorpommern-Greifswald

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 41 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (62 mm)
Driest month
February (29 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Vorpommern-Greifswald
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°7°11°13°13°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)372936325260626049404140

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vorpommern-Greifswald

The nearest airport is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) (71 km). The nearest large city is Rostock, 120 km to the west.

Airports

  • Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) Zirchow 21 kmnortheast
  • Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) Szczecin(Glewice) 71 kmeast
  • Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 120 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 143 kmsouth
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 163 kmsouth
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 211 kmwest
  • Malmö Population: 362.1K 211 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Vorpommern-Greifswald

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 1,532 natural sites, 1,157 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Usedom Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Werder Island 19 kmN
  • Böhmke Island 21 kmNE
  • Werder Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km707 places

  • Ruden Island 48 kmN
  • Wolin Island 43 kmE
  • Insel Görmitz Island 27 kmN
  • Greifswalder Oie Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,973 places

  • Hiddensee Island 99 kmNW
  • Ummanz Island 90 kmNW
  • Vilm Island 65 kmN
  • Grabow Lake 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Vorpommern-Greifswald and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Vorpommern-Greifswald Mainz Oberhausen Erfurt
Population 225.9K 222.9K 219.2K 218.8K
Elevation 1 m 125 m 44 m 194 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 25° 23° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° -1° 1° -2°
Annual rainfall 538 mm 587 mm 883 mm 584 mm
Best months Jun–Aug May–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 572 km 540 km 367 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Vorpommern-Greifswald

132 places
  1. 61 Boldekow 622
  2. 62 Rubkow 617
  3. 63 Krackow 608
  4. 64 Ahlbeck 603
  5. 65 Zirchow 603
  6. 66 Zemitz 595
  7. 67 Boock 594
  8. 68 Katzow 593
  9. 69 Rothenklempenow 592
  10. 70 Leopoldshagen 590
  11. 71 Korswandt 573
  12. 72 Blankensee 570
  13. 73 Neu Boltenhagen 566
  14. 74 Bandelin 561
  15. 75 Dargen 548
  16. 76 Völschow 537
  17. 77 Luckow 527
  18. 78 Rankwitz 510
  19. 79 Medow 504
  20. 80 Pudagla 472
  21. 81 Krugsdorf 471
  22. 82 Neu Kosenow 459
  23. 83 Hammer an der Uecker 454
  24. 84 Mellenthin 445
  25. 85 Rossow 443
  26. 86 Butzow 437
  27. 87 Lütow 432
  28. 88 Grambin 428
  29. 89 Ziethen 419
  30. 90 Altwarp 406
  31. 91 Levenhagen 403
  32. 92 Sauzin 398
  33. 93 Meiersberg 389
  34. 94 Schönwalde 389
  35. 95 Vogelsang-Warsin 373
  36. 96 Groß Polzin 370
  37. 97 Peenemünde 369
  38. 98 Nadrensee 367
  39. 99 Alt Tellin 366
  40. 100 Altwigshagen 365
  41. 101 Stolpe auf Usedom 353
  42. 102 Heinrichswalde 339
  43. 103 Sarnow 334
  44. 104 Daberkow 326
  45. 105 Lübs 311
  46. 106 Bergholz 307
  47. 107 Bargischow 298
  48. 108 Hintersee 295
  49. 109 Postlow 295
  50. 110 Plöwen 291
  51. 111 Rothemühl 283
  52. 112 Stolpe an der Peene 272
  53. 113 Fahrenwalde 270
  54. 114 Polzow 243
  55. 115 Blesewitz 239
  56. 116 Bugewitz 238
  57. 117 Wrangelsburg 232
  58. 118 Kamminke 229
  59. 119 Krummin 224
  60. 120 Neuenkirchen 216

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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