List of cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

In the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) there are 84 officially recognised towns and cities.

  • 17 cities in Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
  • 16 cities in Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim
  • 14 cities in Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald
  • 13 cities in Landkreis Rostock
  • 13 cities in Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen
  • 9 cities in Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg
Current districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, including capitals

In addition there are the two district-free cities of Rostock and Schwerin.

District capitals

There are 6 district capitals in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

  • Greifswald (Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald) Hanseatic city
  • Güstrow (Landkreis Rostock)
  • Neubrandenburg (Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte)
  • Parchim (Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim)
  • Stralsund (Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen) Hanseatic city
  • Wismar (Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg) Hanseatic city

Table

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City/Town Coat of Arms District first mentioned Town privileges Area in km2 Population at December 31, 2013[1] Image
Altentreptow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1245 1245 52,83 5307
Anklam Vorpommern-Greifswald 1243 1264 56,57 12385
Bad Doberan Rostock 1177 1879 32,74 12491
Bad Sülze Vorpommern-Rügen 1243 1257[2] 26,37 1710
Barth Vorpommern-Rügen 1255 1255 40,83 8658
Bergen auf Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1314 1613 51,42 13460
Boizenburg/Elbe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1158 1267 47,26 10724
Brüel Ludwigslust-Parchim 1222 1340[3] 27,30 2554
Burg Stargard Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1259[4] 61,68 5402
Bützow Rostock 1171 1236 39,70 7799
Crivitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1302 1302 75,48 4892
Dargun Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1172 1938 117,15 4365
Dassow Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 66,54 4042
Demmin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1070 1236[5] 81,56 10657
Dömitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1259 60,38 3009
Eggesin Vorpommern-Greifswald 1216 1966 88,01 4695
Franzburg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1587 15,19 1344
Friedland Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1244 97,64 6472
Gadebusch Nordwestmecklenburg 1194 1225 47,65 5530
Garz/Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1207 1319 65,44 2194
Gnoien Rostock 1257 1290 41,08 2880
Goldberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1227 1248 64,85 3448
Grabow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1186 1252 47,68 5633
Greifswald Vorpommern-Greifswald 1241 1250 50,50 59382
Grevesmühlen Nordwestmecklenburg 1226 1261 52,32 10354
Grimmen Vorpommern-Rügen 1267 1287 50,29 9572
Güstrow Rostock 1222 1228 70,86 29241
Gützkow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1301 1353 42,68 2965
Hagenow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1190[6] 1754 67,44 12137
Jarmen Vorpommern-Greifswald 1269 1720 30,64 2942
Klütz Nordwestmecklenburg 1188 1938 44,12 3114
Krakow am See Rostock 1298 1467 87,07 3461
Kröpelin Rostock 1177 1249 67,26 4784
Kühlungsborn Rostock 1938[7] 1938 16,16 7896
Laage Rostock 1216 1336 81,27 6396
Lassan Vorpommern-Greifswald 1136 1274 27,98 1510
Loitz Vorpommern-Greifswald 1242 1242 89,53 4281
Lübtheen Ludwigslust-Parchim 1363 1938 119,69 4766
Lübz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1308 1456[8] 49,12 6342
Ludwigslust Ludwigslust-Parchim 1754 1876 78,30 12233
Malchin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236 1236 94,50 7403
Malchow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1147 1235 44,60 6627
Marlow Vorpommern-Rügen 1210 1459 139,81 4563
Mirow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1919 84,08 3933
Neubrandenburg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1248 1248 85,65 64086
Neubukow Rostock 1260 1435 24,99 3918
Neukalen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1174[9] 1253[10] 46,84 1736
Neukloster Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 27,49 3925
Neustadt-Glewe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 93,91 7009
Neustrelitz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1278 1733 138,15 20140
Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim 1170 1226 106,61 18037
Pasewalk Vorpommern-Greifswald 1121 1251[11] 54,99 10213
Penkun Vorpommern-Greifswald 1240 1269 78,63 1785
Penzlin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1170 1263 115,47 4159
Plau am See Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1226 115,99 6037
Putbus Vorpommern-Rügen 1810 1810 66,60 4364
Rehna Nordwestmecklenburg 1230 1791 22,52 3510
Rerik Rostock 1238[12] 1938[13] 33,45 2142
Ribnitz-Damgarten Vorpommern-Rügen 1950 1950 122,20 15167
Richtenberg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1297 15,63 1288
Röbel/Müritz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1261 30,17 5044
Rostock Kreisfreie Stadt 1161 1218 181,44 208886
Sassnitz Vorpommern-Rügen 1906[14] 1957 46,45 9320
Schönberg Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1822 38,09 4751
Schwaan Rostock 1276 1276 38,28 5022
Schwerin (state capital) Kreisfreie Stadt 1018[15] 1160 130,46 95818
Stavenhagen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1230 1264 40,84 5741
Sternberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 67,67 4157
Stralsund Vorpommern-Rügen 1234 1234 38,97 59421
Strasburg (Uckermark) Vorpommern-Greifswald 1250[16] 1250[17] 86,83 4721
Tessin Rostock 1121 1343 24,52 3872
Teterow Rostock 1215[18] 1272[19] 47,17 8470
Torgelow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1281 1945 49,46 9153
Tribsees Vorpommern-Rügen 1136 1285 54,75 2608
Ueckermünde Vorpommern-Greifswald 1178 1260 84,69 8591
Usedom Vorpommern-Greifswald 1128 1298 38,57 1747
Waren (Müritz) Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1260[20] 1260[21] 158,39 21061
Warin Nordwestmecklenburg 1178 1306 44,26 3246
Wesenberg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1252 1252 89,43 3020
Wismar Nordwestmecklenburg 1147 1226 41,36 42550
Wittenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1154 1230 46,25 6313
Woldegk Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236[22] 1298 103,70 4392
Wolgast Vorpommern-Greifswald 1123 1257 61,52 12028
Zarrentin am Schaalsee Ludwigslust-Parchim 1139 1938 91,89 5192

Former cities on the current territory of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
City Coat of Arms District first mentioned City
from-until
AltkalenN/ARostock11741253–1281Town privileges given to Neukalen
DamgartenVorpommern-Rügen12581258–19501950 fusion with Ribnitz to Ribnitz-Damgarten
FeldbergMecklenburgische Seenplatte12561919–1999on June 13, 1999 incorporated in Feldberger Seenlandschaft
KummerowMecklenburgische Seenplatte12221255–1671after depopulation in 30-years-war
RibnitzVorpommern-Rügen12101233–19501950 fusion with Damgarten to Ribnitz-Damgarten
Strelitz-AltMecklenburgische Seenplatte12781349–19311931 incorporation into Neustrelitz

Sources
  1. MV Stats: Census results
  2. Town privileges between 1255 and 1260
  3. 1377 according to other sources
  4. 1259 is the date for the town of Stargard; the "Burg" area with the castle was incorporated in 1929, the town renamed to Burg Stargard.
  5. Town privileges given between 1236 and 1249
  6. Town privileges given between 1190 and 1195
  7. Fusion of the former villages/seaside resorts of Fulgen, Brunshaupten and Arendsee
  8. exact date not really clear, town privileges received definitely until 1506
  9. Altkalen
  10. 1281 new foundation 10 km further south
  11. unsettled date, definite town privileges at 1276
  12. for the village of Alt Gaarz
  13. for renaming of Alt Gaarz to Rerik
  14. merging of the fishing villages Saßnitz and Crampas
  15. around 1018
  16. around 1250
  17. around 1250
  18. Construction of the church started
  19. probably in 1235 already, unclear
  20. between 1260 and 1270
  21. between 1260 and 1270
  22. between 1236 and 1250
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