Rostock (district)
Rostock | ||
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District | ||
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Country | Germany | |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
Capital | Güstrow | |
Area | ||
• Total | 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) | |
Population (31 December 2017)[1] | ||
• Total | 214,635 | |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
Vehicle registration | LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET | |
Website | landkreis-rostock.de |
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]
Contents
1 History
2 Geographic features
3 Towns and municipalities
4 References
History
Rostock 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
There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Rostock district, including:
- Inselsee
- Hohen Sprenzer See
- Krakower See
Towns and municipalities
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
6. Krakow am See
| 7. Laage
8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz
9. Neubukow-Salzhaff
| 10. Rostocker Heide
11. Schwaan
12. Tessin
13. Warnow-West
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1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town |
References
^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.12.2017". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
^ "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
Coordinates: 53°55′N 12°10′E / 53.917°N 12.167°E / 53.917; 12.167
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