Hintersee, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Explained

Hintersee
Coordinates:53.6167°N 30°W
Image Plan:Hintersee_(Vorpommern) in_SVO.svg
State:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District:Vorpommern-Greifswald
Amt:Am Stettiner Haff
Elevation:14
Area:44.42
Postal Code:17375
Area Code:039776
Licence:VG
Gemeindeschlüssel:13 0 75 051
Website:www.hintersee-online.de
Mayor:Peggy Kundschaft
Bürgermeistertitel:Bürgermeisterin

Hintersee is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located near the border with Poland.

History

From 1648 to 1720, Hintersee was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.