Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
Capital | Neubrandenburg |
Government | |
• District admin. | Heiko Kärger (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,468 km2 (2,111 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 259,568 |
• 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 |
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]
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]
In 2012, a new coat of arms was proposed for Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District. It was rejected because one element used in the right part, which involved an eagle catching a fish, resembled a symbol used by the far-right neopagan group Artgemeinschaft.
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
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ a b "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Referendum results Mecklenburgische Seenplatte". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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