Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte is a district in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Ludwigslust-Parchim, Rostock (district), Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern-Greifswald, and the state Brandenburg to the south. The district covers the largest area of all German districts and more than doubles the area of the state Saarland. The district seat is the town Neubrandenburg.[2]
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
Capital | Neubrandenburg |
Area | |
• Total | 5,468 km2 (2,111 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2018)[1] | |
• Total | 259,130 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | MSE, AT, DM, MC, MST, MÜR, NZ, RM, WRN Neubrandenburg: NB |
Website | lk-mecklenburgische-seenplatte.de |
History
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District was established by merging the former districts of Müritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz and most of Demmin (except the Ämter Jarmen-Tutow and Peenetal/Loitz), along with the former district-free town of Neubrandenburg 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]
Geographic features
There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, including:
Towns and municipalities
Amt-free towns | Amt-free municipalities |
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References
- "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2018". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2019.
- "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- "Referendum results Mecklenburgische Seenplatte". Retrieved 5 September 2011.