Müritz is a former ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
Germany. It is named after the lake
Müritz. Neighboring districts were (from the west clockwise)
Parchim,
Güstrow,
Demmin,
Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the district-free city
Neubrandenburg and the district
Ostprignitz-Ruppin in
Brandenburg. The district was disbanded at the district reform of September 2011. Its territory has been part of the
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district since.
Geography
The district of Müritz constituted roughly the western half of the Müritz lakeland and the
Müritz National Park. The lake
Müritz has an area of 117 km
2; it is the second largest lake of Germany after
Lake Constance
Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, ca ...
, and the largest lake entirely within the German borders.
History
Müritz District was established on June 12, 1994, by merging the previous districts of Röbel and Waren; along with a few municipalities from the districts of Malchin and Neustrelitz. This district was merged with the
district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and most of the
district of Demmin at the district reform of September 2011, forming the new
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
References
External links
Official website(German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muritz (District)
Former districts of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania