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Rostock District
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. 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. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was '' Mittleres Mecklenburg''. Geographic features There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Rostock district, including: * Inselsee Inselsee is a lake in the Rostock district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 11.4 m, its surface area is 4.58 km². The lake is divided into two parts by a small 60 ha island „Schöninsel“. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Güstrow
Güstrow (; la, Gustrovium) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is capital of the Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis. It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has had the official suffix ''Barlachstadt''. The town is known for its renaissance Güstrow Palace, the old town and its brick gothic cathedral with Barlach's ''Floating Angel'' sculpture. Geography Güstrow is 45 kilometers south of Rostock at the Nebel, an arm of the Warnow. The Bützow-Güstrow-Kanal (channel) is a navigable connection to the Warnow and used by water tourists. There are five lakes (''Inselsee, Sumpfsee, Parumer See, Grundloser See and Gliner See'' ake and several forests around Güstrow. History The name Güstrow comes from the Polabian Guščerov and means lizard place. In 1219 the Wendish castle Güstrowe was built where the renaissance palace stands now. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kröpelin
Kröpelin is a town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 9 km southwest of Bad Doberan, and 23 km west of Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, c .... Kröpelin first appears in the written record in 1177 as ''Crapelin'' a settlement with Wendish origins. The town's name probably derives from the Slavic word ''crepelice'' meaning the ''place of quail''. Kröpelin was granted Lubeck rights in 1249. Granted a town charter on 25 August 1250 by Heinrich Borwin III of Rostock it was known as a shoemakers' town based on the number of people who worked in that profession. The town has experienced a number of devastating fires during its history, in 1377, 1560, 1580, 1738 and 1774. The early nineteenth century saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohenfelde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Hohenfelde () is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References {{LandkreisRostock-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Börgerende-Rethwisch
Börgerende-Rethwisch is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography The municipality runs from the Baltic Sea coast for almost 5 km southeast into the interior. Within its territory is the Conventer See, an old bay whose outlet to the Baltic has silted up turning it into a lake. The lake is a nature reserve which is known for its variety of waders and water fowl. To the west of Börgerende is Germany's oldest seaside resort, Heiligendamm. As well as Börgerende and Rethwisch, the villages of Bahrenhorst and Neu Rethwisch are also part of the municipality. History The village of Rethwisch was first documented in 1297. In 1299, a clergyman from Doberan Abbey was installed in Rabenhorst. In the war damage assessment of 1312 of the damage caused by the conflict between Rostock's townsfolk under Nicholas and the troops of Henry the Lion an administrator (''magister curie'') of Doberan Abbey, a cemetery and a sexton were mentioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartenshagen-Parkentin
Bartenshagen-Parkentin is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography The municipality comprises the villages of Bartenshagen, Parkentin, Huetten, Neuhof and Bollbruecke. Bartenshagen-Parkentin lies between Bad Doberan and the Hanseatic city of Rostock. The municipality has two parts: Bartenshagen lies on the slightly raised area of basal moraine of Haegerort approximately 7 km from the Baltic See. Parkentin lies approximately 3 km south from the centre of Bartenshagen. The municipality is characterised by farmland, predominantly used for arable farming. South of Parkentin near Neuhof and north of Bollbruecke there are some areas of meadowland. The southwest of the municipality is dominated by the ''Huetter Wohld'', containing many artificial fish-ponds, of which approx. 180 Hectares lie within the municipality. The highest point of the municipality (80m above mean sea level) lies in Huetter Wohld, on the boundary to Ivendor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admannshagen-Bargeshagen
Admannshagen-Bargeshagen is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References External links {{LandkreisRostock-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Doberan-Land
Bad Doberan-Land is an ''Amt'' in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Bad Doberan, itself not part of the ''Amt''. Subdivision The ''Amt'' Bad Doberan-Land consists of the following municipalities: # Admannshagen-Bargeshagen # Bartenshagen-Parkentin # Börgerende-Rethwisch Börgerende-Rethwisch is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography The municipality runs from the Baltic Sea coast for almost 5 km southeast into the interior. Within its territory is the Conve ... # Hohenfelde # Nienhagen # Reddelich # Retschow # Steffenshagen # Wittenbeck References Ämter in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania {{LandkreisRostock-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amt (country Subdivision)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a US township or county or English shire district. Current usage Germany Prevalence The ''Amt'' (plural: ''Ämter'') is unique to the German '' Bundesländer'' (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. Other German states had this division in the past. Some states have similar administrative units called ''Samtgemeinde'' (Lower Saxony), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (Rhineland-Palatinate) or ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia). Definition An ''Amt'', as well as the other above-mentioned units, is subordinate to a ''Kreis'' (district) and is a collection of municipalities. The amt is lower than district-level government but higher than municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satow, Germany
Satow is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At 1 July 2003, the municipalities ''Bölkow, Hanstorf, Heiligenhagen, Radegast, Reinshagen'' (not to be confused with the Reinshagen of Lalendorf) and ''Satow'' of the former ''Amt'' Satow where merged to the ''amtsfreie'' (without ''Amt'') ''Gemeinde Gemeinde (; plural: Gemeinden) is a German word translating to "community", "town", "parish", or "municipality". Gemeinde may refer to: * An administrative division encompassing a single village, town, or city: ** Gemeinde (Austria) ** Gemeinde (G ...'' Satow. Municipal council The municipal council has 17 members. The elections held on 26 May 2019 yielded the following results: References {{LandkreisRostock-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanitz
Sanitz is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography Sanitz is located approximately 15 km (9 miles) east of Rostock. It is subdivided into the following districts: History Sanitz is mentioned in the sources in 1256 when it was called Kirchdorf. The mention involved the church at Dänschenburg which was described as a daughter church of Sanitz. A subsequent mention occurs in an agreement of 2 June 1291 involving Henry I of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, at the time the local Bishop, who granted the lordship of the Rostock region to his ward Nicholas whose own heirs would retain these privileges. In the fourteenth century Sanitz is recorded as having been held by asuccession of vassals such as Bernard Kopmann from Rostock, the knight Siegfried of Plön, Reimar von Wedel, the Rostock council member Dietrich Horn, along with his son, the major Dippold Horn. After this the village was inherited by the Cistercian monastery at Dobera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graal-Müritz
Graal-Müritz is a ''Seeheilbad'' (seaside health resort) in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located in the Rostock district, near Rostock, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. Graal-Müritz is among the most popular German destinations for tourism and health cures alike. It borders both the Baltic Sea and a large forest called Rostock Heath. The town offers many hotels, restaurants, a beach, a public Rhododendron Park and a well-being and fitness centre. There is an hourly train service to Rostock. This journey takes 30 minutes. Museums Graal-Müritz has its own museum of local history called "Heimatstube". In the region, there are several large museums like the Shipbuilding and Seafaring Museum (''Schiffbau- und Schifffahrtsmuseum'') in Rostock, the German Amber Museum (''Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum'') in Ribnitz-Damgarten or the German Maritime Museum in Stralsund. Sports and recreation The local sports club, TSV Graal-Müritz, plays in the state's league. The ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dummerstorf
Dummerstorf is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography The municipality Dummerstorf is located approximately 10 km in the southeast of Rostock. Districts The municipality is composed since 7 June 2009 of the former municipalities of the dissolved Amt Warnow-Ost. Districts are: * Dummerstorf with Bandelstorf, Dishley, Göldenitz, Pankelow, Schlage and Waldeck * Damm with Groß Viegeln, Klein Viegeln and Reez * Kavelstorf with Griebnitz, Klingendorf and Niex * Kessin with Beselin and Hohen Schwarfs * Lieblingshof with Godow, Petschow and Wolfsberg * Prisannewitz Prisannewitz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 7 June 2009, it is part of the municipality Dummerstorf Dummerstorf is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklen ... with Prisannewitz-Ausbau, Groß Potrems, Klein Potrems, Scharstorf and Wendorf Politics Since the local elections on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
