- Population
- 1,609,675
- 1.6M
- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1,443
- listed under Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Airports
- RLG Rostock-Laage Airport17 km
- HDF Heringsdorf Airport109 km
About Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a region. Location: Germany. Population: 1,609,675.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; German: [ˌmeːklənbʊʁkˈfoːɐ̯pɔmɐn] or [ˌmɛk-] ; Low German: Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), often known by its anglicised name Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, is a coastal state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in population; it covers an area of 23,300 km2 (9,000 sq mi), making it the sixth largest German state in area; and it is 16th in population density. Schwerin is the state capital and Rostock is the largest city.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Population of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern over time
| 2013 | 1,596,500 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,609,675 | |
| 2022 | 1,570,817 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 46 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (62 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 51 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 47 | 39 | 46 | 46 |
How to get to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The nearest airport is Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rostock, 37 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 17 kmnorthwest
- Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) Zirchow 109 kmeast
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 117 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Rostock Population: 198.3K 37 kmnorthwest
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 119 kmwest
- Berlin Population: 3.4M 158 kmsoutheast
- Kiel Population: 252.7K 164 kmwest
- Potsdam Population: 184.8K 164 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1,443 placesMountains & nature22
- Bay of Greifswald · Natural site
- Behrenshäger Holz · Natural site
- Belower Tannen · Natural site
- Benz · Natural site
- Benzer Wald · Natural site
- Bernitter Holz · Natural site
- Biestorfer Forst · Natural site
- Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen · Natural site
- Birkbusch · Natural site
- Birkholz · Natural site
- Bischofsholz · Natural site
- Blesewitzer Holz · Natural site
- Blockkoppel · Natural site
- Boeker Forst · Natural site
- Boeker Wold · Natural site
- Boiensdorfer Werder · Natural site
- Boizenburger Forst · Natural site
- Boldevitzer Forst · Natural site
- Boltenhagenbucht · Natural site
- Bossower Forst · Natural site
- Brand Eichen · Natural site
- Bredenfelder Holz · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts38
- Beek · River
- Bek · River
- Beke · River
- Bergsee · Lake
- Bernstorfer Binnensee · Lake
- Bibower See · Lake
- Bietnitz · River
- Binnenmüritz · Lake
- Binnensee · Lake
- Binnensee · Lake
- Binnensee · Lake
- Bisdamitzer Bach · River
- Blanker See · Lake
- Blinde Trebel · River
- Bodenbach · River
- Bodstedter Bodden · Lake
- Böhmke · Island
- Bohnenwerder · Island
- Boissower See · Lake
- Boize River · River
- Bollenwerder · Island
- Bolzer See · Lake
- Bolzsee · Lake
- Borgsee · Lake
- Borgwall · Island
- Borgwallsee · Lake
- Borkower See · Lake
- Borkscher See · Lake
- Borner Bülten · Island
- Bornsee · Lake
- Bossower See · Lake
- Brandmühlengraben · River
- Brandsöhler Bach · River
- Breeger Bodden · Lake
- Breeser See · Lake
- Breetzer Bodden · Lake
- Breiter Graben · River
- Breite Riege · Lake
Largest cities and towns
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Greifswald Village, Vorpommern-Greifswald56.1K
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Wolgast Village, Vorpommern-Greifswald11K
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Anklam Village, Vorpommern-Greifswald11.9K
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Rostock Village, Kreisfreie Stadt Rostock205.3K
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Rostock City, Rostock198.3K
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Schwerin, Landeshauptstadt Village, Kreisfreie Stadt Schwerin98.3K
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Neubrandenburg Village, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte60.3K
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Stralsund, Hansestadt Village, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen54.1K
Nature and heritage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources