Ludwigslust-Parchim

Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It 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. The district seat is the town Parchim.[2]

Ludwigslust-Parchim
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Capital	Parchim
Area
• Total	4,750 km^2 (1,830 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2019)[1]
• Total	211,779
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Website	www.kreis-lup.de

Geographic features

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

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

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.[2] The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.[3] The project name for the district was Südwestmecklenburg.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns
Boizenburg Hagenow Lübtheen Ludwigslust Parchim

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 Wendisch Waren 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^1, 2
^1 - seat of the Amt; ^2 - town

References

1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
2. "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
3. "Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg". Retrieved 5 September 2011.