Rostock (district)
| Rostock | |
|---|---|
|  Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country | Germany | 
| State | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 
| Capital | Güstrow | 
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Sebastian Constien (SPD) | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) | 
| Population  (31 December 2023)[1] | |
|  • Total | 218,780 | 
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Vehicle registration | LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET | 
| Website | www | 
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:
Towns and municipalities

| Amt-free towns | Amt-free municipalities | 
|---|---|
| Ämter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Bad Doberan-Land 
 2. Bützow Land 
 3. Carbäk | 4. Gnoien 5. Güstrow-Land | 7. Laage 8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz 
 9. Neubukow-Salzhaff | 10. Rostocker Heide 11. Schwaan 12. Tessin 13. Warnow-West | 
| 1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town | |||
References
- ^ "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
- ^ a b "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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