Nordvorpommern

Nordvorpommern ("North Western Pomerania") is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated at the coast of the Baltic Sea, where it encloses the city of Stralsund. Area 2167 km², population 117,800 (2000). The district's capital is Grimmen.

In history this region was the westernmost part of Pomerania. The coast is characterised by an elongated peninsula, the Darß. Between the Darß and the mainland there is a very shallow lagoon, which is a part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, just as the entire peninsula itself.

Towns in Nordvorpommern: Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Barth, Richtenberg, Marlow, Tribsees, Bad Sülze.