Rostock (district)

District in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
CapitalGüstrow
Government
  District admin.Sebastian Constien (SPD)
Area
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3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
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221,431
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Websitewww.landkreis-rostock.de
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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:

Towns and municipalities

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Gliederung des Landkreises Rostock
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