Ludwigslust-Parchim Explained

Ludwigslust-Parchim
State:	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Image Coa:	DEU Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim COA.svg
Capital:	Parchim
Area:	4750
Kreisschlüssel:	13076
District Admin:	Stefan Sternberg
Admin Party:	SPD
Carsign:	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Url:	www.kreis-lup.de

Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district seat is Parchim,^[1] a branch office of the administration is located in Ludwigslust.

After Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, it is the second-biggest district in Germany by area. It also has the lowest population density of the districts in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the sixth-lowest in Germany overall.

Geographic features

The district is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts Rostock and Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and the states Brandenburg and Lower Saxony.

There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Ludwigslust-Parchim district, including:

• Goldberger See
• Damerower See
• Barniner See
• Kleinpritzer See
• Woseriner See

See also: List of lakes in Ludwigslust-Parchim.

History

Ludwigslust-Parchim District was established by merging the former districts of Ludwigslust and Parchim as part of the local government reform of September 2011.^[1] The name of the district was decided by referendum on September 4, 2011.^[2] The project name for the district was Südwestmecklenburg.

Towns and municipalities

The district is made-up of 15 Ämter, as well as five Amt-free towns. In total, it comprises 142 municipalities, of which 16 are towns.

Ämter
1. Boizenburg-Land [seat: Boizenburg] Bengerstorf Besitz Brahlstorf Dersenow Gresse Greven Neu Gülze Nostorf Schwanheide Teldau Tessin bei Boizenburg 2. Crivitz Banzkow Barnin Bülow Cambs Crivitz^1, 2 Demen Dobin am See Friedrichsruhe Gneven Langen Brütz Leezen Pinnow Plate Raben Steinfeld Sukow Tramm Zapel 3. Dömitz-Malliß Dömitz^1, 2 Grebs-Niendorf Karenz Malk Göhren Malliß Neu Kaliß Vielank 4. Eldenburg Lübz Gallin-Kuppentin Gehlsbach Granzin Kreien Kritzow Lübz^1, 2 Passow Ruhner Berge Siggelkow Werder	5. Goldberg-Mildenitz Dobbertin Goldberg^1, 2 Mestlin Neu Poserin Techentin 6. Grabow Balow Brunow Dambeck Eldena Gorlosen Grabow^1, 2 Karstädt Kremmin Milow Möllenbeck Muchow Prislich Zierzow 7. Hagenow-Land [seat: Hagenow] Alt Zachun Bandenitz Belsch Bobzin Bresegard bei Picher Gammelin Groß Krams Hoort Hülseburg Kirch Jesar Kuhstorf Moraas Pätow-Steegen Picher Pritzier Redefin Strohkirchen Toddin Warlitz	8. Ludwigslust-Land [seat: Ludwigslust] Alt Krenzlin Bresegard bei Eldena Göhlen Groß Laasch Lübesse Lüblow Rastow Sülstorf Uelitz Warlow Wöbbelin 9. Neustadt-Glewe Blievenstorf Brenz Neustadt-Glewe^1, 2 10. Parchimer Umland [seat: Parchim] Domsühl Groß Godems Karrenzin Lewitzrand Obere Warnow Rom Spornitz Stolpe Ziegendorf Zölkow 11. Plau am See Barkhagen Ganzlin Plau am See^1, 2	12. Sternberger Seenlandschaft Blankenberg Borkow Brüel^2 Dabel Hohen Pritz Kloster Tempzin Kobrow Kuhlen-Wendorf Mustin Sternberg^1, 2 Weitendorf Witzin 13. Stralendorf Dümmer Holthusen Klein Rogahn Pampow Schossin Stralendorf^1 Warsow Wittenförden Zülow 14. Wittenburg Wittenburg^1, 2 Wittendörp 15. Zarrentin Gallin Kogel Lüttow-Valluhn Vellahn Zarrentin am Schaalsee^1, 2
^1 - seat of the Amt; ^2 - town

References

53.4167°N 51°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform. 5 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004112510/http://www.mv-regierung.de/im/verwaltungsreform/. 4 October 2011. dead.
2. Web site: Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg. 5 September 2011.