Rostock (district) explained

Rostock
State:	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Capital:	Güstrow
Area:	3421
Kreisschlüssel:	13072
District Admin:	Sebastian Constien
Admin Party:	SPD
Carsign:	LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
Image Coa:	DEU Landkreis Rostock COA.svg

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.^[1]

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.^[1] The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.^[2] 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

Amt-free towns	Amt-free municipalities
valign=top	Bad Doberan Güstrow Kröpelin Kühlungsborn Neubukow Teterow	valign=top	Dummerstorf Graal-Müritz Sanitz Satow

Ämter
1. Bad Doberan-Land [seat: Bad Doberan] Admannshagen-Bargeshagen Bartenshagen-Parkentin Börgerende-Rethwisch Hohenfelde Nienhagen Reddelich Retschow Steffenshagen Wittenbeck 2. Bützow Land Baumgarten Bernitt Bützow^{1, 2} Dreetz Jürgenshagen Klein Belitz Penzin Rühn Steinhagen Tarnow Warnow Zepelin 3. Carbäk Broderstorf¹	4. Gnoien Altkalen Behren-Lübchin Finkenthal Gnoien^{1, 2} Walkendorf 5. Güstrow-Land (seat: Güstrow) Glasewitz Groß Schwiesow Gülzow-Prüzen Gutow Klein Upahl Kuhs Lohmen Lüssow Mistorf Mühl Rosin Plaaz Reimershagen Sarmstorf Zehna 6. Krakow am See Dobbin-Linstow Hoppenrade Krakow am See^{1, 2} Kuchelmiß Lalendorf	7. Laage Dolgen am See Hohen Sprenz Laage^{1, 2} Wardow 8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz (seat: Teterow) Alt Sührkow Dahmen Dalkendorf Groß Roge Groß Wokern Groß Wüstenfelde Hohen Demzin Jördenstorf Lelkendorf Prebberede Schorssow Schwasdorf Sukow-Levitzow Thürkow Warnkenhagen 9. Neubukow-Salzhaff [seat: Neubukow] Alt Bukow Am Salzhaff Bastorf Biendorf Carinerland Rerik²	10. Rostocker Heide Bentwisch Blankenhagen Gelbensande¹ Mönchhagen Rövershagen 11. Schwaan Benitz Bröbberow Kassow Rukieten Schwaan^{1, 2} Vorbeck Wiendorf 12. Tessin Cammin Gnewitz Grammow Nustrow Selpin Stubbendorf Tessin^{1, 2} Thelkow 13. Warnow-West Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen Kritzmow¹ Lambrechtshagen Papendorf
¹ - seat of the Amt; ² - town

Ämter

1. Bad Doberan-Land
[seat: Bad Doberan]

1. 1. 1. 1. Admannshagen-Bargeshagen Bartenshagen-Parkentin Börgerende-Rethwisch Hohenfelde Nienhagen Reddelich Retschow Steffenshagen Wittenbeck

2. Bützow Land

3. Carbäk

Broderstorf¹

4. Gnoien

5. Güstrow-Land
(seat: Güstrow)

6. Krakow am See

7. Laage

8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz
(seat: Teterow)

9. Neubukow-Salzhaff
[seat: Neubukow]

1. 1. 1. 1. Alt Bukow Am Salzhaff Bastorf Biendorf Carinerland Rerik²

10. Rostocker Heide

1. 1. Bentwisch Blankenhagen Gelbensande¹
2. Mönchhagen Rövershagen

11. Schwaan

1. 1. 1. 1. Benitz Bröbberow Kassow Rukieten Schwaan^{1, 2}
2. Vorbeck Wiendorf

12. Tessin

1. 1. 1. 1. Cammin Gnewitz Grammow Nustrow Selpin Stubbendorf Tessin^{1, 2}
Thelkow

13. Warnow-West

1. Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen Kritzmow¹
2. Lambrechtshagen Papendorf

¹ - seat of the Amt; ² - town

References

53.9167°N 22°W

Notes and References

Web site: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform. 5 September 2011.
Web site: Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg. 5 September 2011.