Bezirk Rostock
Bezirk Rostock | |
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District | |
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Coordinates: 54°10′N 12°40′E / 54.167°N 12.667°E | |
Country | German Democratic Republic |
Subdivisions | 10 Kreise and 4 Stadtkreise |
Formed | 1952 |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Seat | Rostock |
Area | |
• Total | 7,075 km2 (2,732 sq mi) |
Population (1989)[1] | |
• Total | 916,500 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Vehicle registration | A |
The Bezirk Rostock was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock.
History[]
The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was dissolved due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Geography[]
Position[]
The Bezirk Rostock, the northernmost of DDR, was situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, in front of the Danish coasts. It bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. It bordered also with Poland and West Germany.
Subdivision[]
The Bezirk was divided into 14 Kreise: 4 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):
- Urban districts : Greifswald; Rostock; Stralsund; Wismar.
- Rural districts : ; ; Grevesmühlen; ; ; ; Rügen; ; ; .
References[]
- ^ "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989
External links[]
Media related to Rostock District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons
- Bezirk Rostock
- Districts of East Germany
- Former states and territories of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- 1952 establishments in East Germany
- 1990 disestablishments in Germany