Rostock (German: Landkreis Rostock) is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the Baltic Sea, the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Ludwigslust-Parchim. The district seat is the town Güstrow.[2]
Rostock | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Capital | Güstrow |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Sebastian Constien (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 221,431 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET |
| Website | www |
History
editRostock District was established by merging the former districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow as part of the local government reform of September 2011.[2] The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.[3] The project name for the district was Mittleres Mecklenburg.
Geographic features
editThere are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Rostock district, including:
Towns and municipalities
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| Amt-free towns | Amt-free municipalities |
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| Ämter | |||
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1. Bad Doberan-Land
2. Bützow Land
3. Carbäk |
4. Gnoien 5. Güstrow-Land |
7. Laage 8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz
9. Neubukow-Salzhaff |
10. Rostocker Heide 11. Schwaan 12. Tessin 13. Warnow-West |
| 1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town | |||
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ a b "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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