The Bezirk Rostock was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock.

District of Rostock
Bezirk Rostock
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
Coat of arms of Rostock
Coat of arms

Location of Bezirk Rostock within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalRostock
Area 
• 1989
7,075 km2 (2,732 sq mi)
Population 
• 1989
916,500
Government
SED First Secretary 
• 1952–1961
Karl Mewis
• 1961–1975
Harry Tisch
• 1975–1989
Ernst Timm
• 1989–1990
Ulrich Peck
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
• 1952
Erhard Holweger
• 1952–1959
Hans Warnke
• 1959–1961
Harry Tisch
• 1961–1969
Karl Deuscher
• 1969–1986
Willy Marlow
• 1986–1989
Eberhard Kühl
• 1989–1990
Götz Kreuer
• 1990
Hans-Joachim Kalendrusch (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
• Established
1952
• Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mecklenburg (1945–1952)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Today part ofGermany

History

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The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was dissolved following German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Geography

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Position

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The Bezirk Rostock, the northernmost of DDR, was situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, in front of the Danish coasts. It bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. It bordered also with Poland and West Germany.

Subdivision

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The Bezirk was divided into 14 Kreise: 4 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):

References

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  Media related to Rostock District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons