The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea.
[1] These lists are based on the information found in Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis für das Deutsche Reich auf Grund der Volkszählung 1939[2] and Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße[3] For a list of towns in the former Province of Pomerania, see These lists include: name; county (Landkreis) in 1910; Regierungsbezirk (government region) in 1910; county (Landkreis) before 1945; county (Landkreis) before 1994; county (Landkreis) after 1994; town since (year); population in 1910; population in 2006; Polish name and administration if east of the Oder-Neisse line.
For all other municipalities, see or The lists include: name; Kreis (county, before 1945); Gemeinde (German municipality) today; Amt (German district) today; Landkreis (German county) today; Polish name today (if east of the Oder-Neisse line); Gmina (Polish municipality, if east of the Oder-Neisse line) today; Powiat (Polish county, if east of the Oder-Neisse line) today.