Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
District
Flag Coat of arms

Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Capital	Neubrandenburg
Area
• Total	5,468 km² (2,111 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2021)^[1]
• Total	257,525
• Density	47/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

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 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 doubles the area of the state Saarland. The district seat is the town Neubrandenburg.^[2]

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:

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 Friedland^{1, 2} Galenbeck 3. Malchin am Kummerower See Basedow Faulenrost Gielow Kummerow Malchin^{1, 2} Neukalen² 4. Malchow Alt Schwerin Fünfseen Göhren-Lebbin Malchow^{1, 2} Nossentiner Hütte Penkow Silz Walow Zislow	5. Mecklenburgische Kleinseenplatte Mirow^{1, 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 Penzlin^{1, 2}	9. Röbel-Müritz Altenhof Bollewick Buchholz Bütow Eldetal Fincken Gotthun Groß Kelle Kieve Lärz Leizen Melz Priborn Rechlin Röbel^{1, 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 Stargard^{1, 2} Cölpin Groß Nemerow Holldorf Lindetal Pragsdorf	12. Stavenhagen Bredenfelde Briggow Grammentin Gülzow Ivenack Jürgenstorf Kittendorf Knorrendorf Mölln Ritzerow Rosenow Stavenhagen^{1, 2} Zettemin 13. Treptower Tollensewinkel Altenhagen Altentreptow^{1, 2} Bartow Breesen Breest 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 Woldegk^{1, 2}
¹- seat of the Amt; ² - town

Ämter

1. Demmin-Land
[seat: Demmin]

2. Friedland

3. Malchin am Kummerower See

4. Malchow

5. Mecklenburgische
Kleinseenplatte

6. Neustrelitz-Land
(seat: Neustrelitz)

7. Neverin

8. Penzliner Land

9. Röbel-Müritz

10. Seenlandschaft Waren
[seat: Waren]

11. Stargarder Land

12. Stavenhagen

13. Treptower Tollensewinkel

14. Woldegk

¹- seat of the Amt; ² - town

References

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
^ "Referendum results Mecklenburgische Seenplatte". Retrieved 5 September 2011.

v t e Urban and rural districts in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany
Urban districts	Rostock Schwerin
Rural districts	Ludwigslust-Parchim Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Nordwestmecklenburg Rostock Vorpommern-Greifswald Vorpommern-Rügen
Pre-2011 districts	Bad Doberan Demmin Güstrow Ludwigslust Mecklenburg-Strelitz Müritz Nordvorpommern Ostvorpommern Parchim Rügen Uecker-Randow
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53°30′N 13°05′E / 53.500°N 13.083°E / 53.500; 13.083

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