Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vorpommern-Rügen | District |
| Mecklenburg-West Pomerania | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Stralsund | 58,976 (2015) |
| Ribnitz-Damgarten | 17,152 (2015) |
| Bergen auf Rügen | 14,771 (2016) |
| Saßnitz | 10,779 (2015) |
| Grimmen | 10,671 (2015) |
| Barth | 9,298 (2015) |
Other Languages:
French:
Poméranie-Occidentale-Rügen, Mecklembourg-Poméranie-Occidentale, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
Italian:
circondario della Pomerania Anteriore-Rügen, Meclemburgo-Pomerania Anteriore, Germania
Russian:
Форпоммерн-Рюген, Мекленбург-Передняя Померания, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
聖狄奧多‧格倫姆姆, 梅克伦堡-前波美拉尼亚, 德国
Spanish:
Pomerania Occidental-Rügen, Mecklemburgo-Pomerania Occidental, Alemania
Basque:
Aurrepomerania-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Aurrepomerania, Alemania
Belarusian:
раён Форпомерн-Руген, Мекленбург-Пярэдняя Памеранія, Германія
Cebuano:
Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Alemanya
Czech:
Zemský okres Vorpommern-Rügen, Meklenbursko-Přední Pomořansko, Německo
Danish:
Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Voor-Pommeren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Distrikto Antaŭpomerio-Rügen, Meklenburgo-Antaŭpomerio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
فرپومرن-روگن, مکلنبورگ-فورپومرن, آلمان
Finnish:
Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Etu-Pommeri, Saksa
Hungarian:
Vorpommern-Rügen járás, Mecklenburg-Elő-Pomeránia, Németország
Interlingue:
Subdistrict Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommeria, Germania
Japanese:
フォアポンメルン=リューゲン郡, メクレンブルク=フォアポンメルン州, ドイツ
Latvian:
Priekšpomerānijas-Rīgenes apriņķis, Mēklenburga-Priekšpomerānija, Vācija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Landkreis Vörpommern-Rügen, Mekelnborg-Vörpommern, Düütschland
Macedonian:
Западна Померанија-Риген, Мекленбург-Западна Померанија, Германија
Malay:
Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Jerman
Polish:
Powiat Vorpommern-Rügen, Meklemburgia-Pomorze Przednie, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklemburgo-Pomerânia Ocidental, Alemanha
Scots:
Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Swedish:
Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Tyskland
Tamil:
லான்ட்கிரெயிஸ் வொர்பொம்மென்-ருஜென், மெக்லென்பர்க்-வொர்ப்பொம்மெர்ன், ஜெர்மனி
Ukrainian:
Передня Померанія-Рюген, Мекленбург-Передня Померанія, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Wokrjes Předpomorska-Rujany, Mecklenburgsko-Předpomorska, Němska
Vietnamese:
Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Đức
Welsh:
Ardal Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Yr Almaen
Western Punjabi:
فورپومرن-روگن, میکلنبرگ-پومرینیا, جرمنی
Vorpommern-Rügen is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the Baltic Sea and the districts Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Rostock. The district seat is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund.
Vorpommern-Rügen is characterized by diverse shore line landscapes with many lagoons, beaches and cliff lines, part of them protected in the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park and in the Jasmund National Park.
The area is also a very popular destination for national and international tourism, including Rügen, the biggest island of Germany, the island of Hiddensee, the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula and its adjacent town of Barth with the Stralsund Barth Airport, the port of Sassnitz and the UNESCO World Heritage city of Stralsund.
The Vorpommern-Rügen district is one of the most popular places for national and international tourism in Germany, thanks to its unique protected nature, good infrastructure, popular resort architecture spas, historical towns and vast beaches at the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Vorpommern-Rügen District was established by merging the former districts of Nordvorpommern and Rügen; along with the former district-free city of Stralsund as part of the local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was Nordvorpommern.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: As main rock forming mineral in Cretaceous chalk.
References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Cape Arkona, Putgarten, Rügen Island, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany Rügen Island, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany Hiddensee Island, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany Stubbenkammer, Jasmund Peninsula, Rügen Island, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Description: In glacial erratics |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Main constituent of flint nodules. Occassionaly botryoidal, sometimes blue-gray chalcedony in small cavities in flint, then often covered by tiny quartz crystals.
References: |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fossils
There are 26 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 486 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 456 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 26 fossil localities |
- Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
- Vorpommern-Rügen
- Rügen Island
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Geschiebe from Groß Zicker
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Geschiebe from Mukran
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Isle of Rügen
- Late/Upper Ordovician🐚 near Binz
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 New Megathyrid
- Quaternary🐚 Ralswiek
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Rügen
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Rügen Island
- Permian🐚 Samtens 101 borehole
- Permian🐚 Wiek 101 borehole
- Rügen Island
- Vorpommern-Rügen
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorpommern-R%C3%BCgen |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2909 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2843324 |
Localities in this Region
- Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
- Vorpommern-Rügen
- Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
- Vorpommern-Rügen
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Teisseyre-Tornquist ZoneOrogenic Belt
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Jasmund Peninsula, Rügen Island, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany