Rostock (district)

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
District
Flag of Rostock
Flag
Coat of arms of Rostock
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
CapitalGüstrow
Area
 • Total3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total217,796
 • Density64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Websitewww.landkreis-rostock.de

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:

See also: List of lakes in Rostock

Towns and municipalities
Amt-free townsAmt-free municipalities
  1. Bad Doberan
  2. Güstrow
  3. Kröpelin
  4. Kühlungsborn
  5. Neubukow
  6. Teterow
  1. Dummerstorf
  2. Graal-Müritz
  3. Sanitz
  4. Satow
Ämter

1. Bad Doberan-Land
[seat: Bad Doberan]

  1. Admannshagen-Bargeshagen
  2. Bartenshagen-Parkentin
  3. Börgerende-Rethwisch
  4. Hohenfelde
  5. Nienhagen
  6. Reddelich
  7. Retschow
  8. Steffenshagen
  9. Wittenbeck

2. Bützow Land

  1. Baumgarten
  2. Bernitt
  3. Bützow1, 2
  4. Dreetz
  5. Jürgenshagen
  6. Klein Belitz
  7. Penzin
  8. Rühn
  9. Steinhagen
  10. Tarnow
  11. Warnow
  12. Zepelin

3. Carbäk

  1. Broderstorf1
  2. Poppendorf
  3. Roggentin
  4. Thulendorf

4. Gnoien

  1. Altkalen
  2. Behren-Lübchin
  3. Finkenthal
  4. Gnoien1, 2
  5. Walkendorf

5. Güstrow-Land
(seat: Güstrow)

  1. Glasewitz
  2. Groß Schwiesow
  3. Gülzow-Prüzen
  4. Gutow
  5. Klein Upahl
  6. Kuhs
  7. Lohmen
  8. Lüssow
  9. Mistorf
  10. Mühl Rosin
  11. Plaaz
  12. Reimershagen
  13. Sarmstorf
  14. Zehna

6. Krakow am See

  1. Dobbin-Linstow
  2. Hoppenrade
  3. Krakow am See1, 2
  4. Kuchelmiß
  5. Lalendorf

7. Laage

  1. Dolgen am See
  2. Hohen Sprenz
  3. Laage1, 2
  4. Wardow

8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz
(seat: Teterow)

  1. Alt Sührkow
  2. Dahmen
  3. Dalkendorf
  4. Groß Roge
  5. Groß Wokern
  6. Groß Wüstenfelde
  7. Hohen Demzin
  8. Jördenstorf
  9. Lelkendorf
  10. Prebberede
  11. Schorssow
  12. Schwasdorf
  13. Sukow-Levitzow
  14. Thürkow
  15. Warnkenhagen

9. Neubukow-Salzhaff
[seat: Neubukow]

  1. Alt Bukow
  2. Am Salzhaff
  3. Bastorf
  4. Biendorf
  5. Carinerland
  6. Rerik2

10. Rostocker Heide

  1. Bentwisch
  2. Blankenhagen
  3. Gelbensande1
  4. Mönchhagen
  5. Rövershagen

11. Schwaan

  1. Benitz
  2. Bröbberow
  3. Kassow
  4. Rukieten
  5. Schwaan1, 2
  6. Vorbeck
  7. Wiendorf

12. Tessin

  1. Cammin
  2. Gnewitz
  3. Grammow
  4. Nustrow
  5. Selpin
  6. Stubbendorf
  7. Tessin1, 2
  8. Thelkow
  9. Zarnewanz

13. Warnow-West

  1. Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen
  2. Kritzmow1
  3. Lambrechtshagen
  4. Papendorf
  5. Pölchow
  6. Stäbelow
  7. Ziesendorf
1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
  2. "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.

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