Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːklənˌbuʁɡɪʃə ˈzeːənˌplatə], lit. 'Mecklenburg Lake Plateau') 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 double the area of the state of Saarland. The district seat is the town Neubrandenburg.^[2]

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
District
Flag Coat of arms
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 2023)[1]
• Total	247,575
• Density	45/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

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:

• Lake Kummerow
• Kölpinsee
• Fleesensee
• Nietingsee

See also: List of lakes in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

Towns and municipalities

Further information on a village and a former municipality: Jaebetz

Amt-free towns	Amt-free municipalities
Dargun Demmin Neubrandenburg Neustrelitz Waren (Müritz)	Feldberger Seenlandschaft

Ämter
1. Demmin-Land [seat: Demmin] Beggerow Borrentin Hohenbollentin Hohenmocker Kentzlin Kletzin Lindenberg Meesiger Nossendorf Sarow Schönfeld Siedenbrünzow Sommersdorf Utzedel Verchen Warrenzin 2. Friedland Datzetal Friedland1, 2 Galenbeck 3. Malchin am Kummerower See Basedow Faulenrost Gielow Kummerow Malchin1, 2 Neukalen2 4. Malchow Alt Schwerin Fünfseen Göhren-Lebbin Malchow1, 2 Nossentiner Hütte Silz Walow Zislow	5. Mecklenburgische Kleinseenplatte Mirow1, 2 Priepert Wesenberg2 Wustrow 6. Neustrelitz-Land (seat: Neustrelitz) Blankensee Blumenholz Carpin Godendorf Grünow Hohenzieritz Klein Vielen Kratzeburg Möllenbeck Userin Wokuhl-Dabelow 7. Neverin Beseritz Blankenhof Brunn Neddemin Neuenkirchen Neverin1 Sponholz Staven Trollenhagen Woggersin Wulkenzin Zirzow 8. Penzliner Land Ankershagen Kuckssee Möllenhagen Penzlin1, 2	9. Röbel-Müritz Altenhof Bollewick Buchholz Bütow Eldetal Fincken Gotthun Groß Kelle Kieve Lärz Leizen Melz Priborn Rechlin Röbel1, 2 Schwarz Sietow Stuer Südmüritz 10. Seenlandschaft Waren [seat: Waren] Grabowhöfe Groß Plasten Hohen Wangelin Jabel Kargow Klink Klocksin Moltzow Peenehagen Schloen-Dratow Torgelow am See Vollrathsruhe 11. Stargarder Land Burg Stargard1, 2 Cölpin Groß Nemerow Holldorf Lindetal Pragsdorf	12. Stavenhagen Bredenfelde Briggow Grammentin Gülzow Ivenack Jürgenstorf Kittendorf Knorrendorf Mölln Ritzerow Rosenow Stavenhagen1, 2 Zettemin 13. Treptower Tollensewinkel Altenhagen Altentreptow1, 2 Bartow Breesen Burow Gnevkow Golchen Grapzow Grischow Groß Teetzleben Gültz Kriesow Pripsleben Röckwitz Siedenbollentin Tützpatz Werder Wildberg Wolde 14. Woldegk Groß Miltzow Kublank Neetzka Schönbeck Schönhausen Voigtsdorf Woldegk1, 2
1- seat of the Amt; 2 - town