Rostock (district)

District in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

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]

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

Gliederung des Landkreises Rostock

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
2. "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
3. "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.

53°55′N 12°10′E / 53.917°N 12.167°E / 53.917; 12.167