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 Hohen Sprenzer See Krakower See
Towns and municipalities
Amt-free townsAmt-free municipalitiesBad Doberan Güstrow Kröpelin Kühlungsborn Neubukow TeterowDummerstorf Graal-Müritz Sanitz Satow Ämter1. Bad Doberan-Land[seat: Bad Doberan] Admannshagen-Bargeshagen Bartenshagen-Parkentin Börgerende-Rethwisch Hohenfelde Nienhagen Reddelich Retschow Steffenshagen Wittenbeck
2. Bützow Land Baumgarten Bernitt Bützow1, 2 Dreetz Jürgenshagen Klein Belitz Penzin Rühn Steinhagen Tarnow Warnow Zepelin
3. Carbäk Broderstorf1 Poppendorf Roggentin Thulendorf 4. Gnoien Altkalen Behren-Lübchin Finkenthal Gnoien1, 2 Walkendorf
5. Güstrow-Land(seat: Güstrow) Glasewitz Groß Schwiesow Gülzow-Prüzen Gutow Klein Upahl Kuhs Lohmen Lüssow Mistorf Mühl Rosin Plaaz Reimershagen Sarmstorf Zehna
6. Krakow am See Dobbin-Linstow Hoppenrade Krakow am See1, 2 Kuchelmiß Lalendorf7. Laage Dolgen am See Hohen Sprenz Laage1, 2 Wardow
8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz(seat: Teterow) Alt Sührkow Dahmen Dalkendorf Groß Roge Groß Wokern Groß Wüstenfelde Hohen Demzin Jördenstorf Lelkendorf Prebberede Schorssow Schwasdorf Sukow-Levitzow Thürkow Warnkenhagen
9. Neubukow-Salzhaff[seat: Neubukow] Alt Bukow Am Salzhaff Bastorf Biendorf Carinerland Rerik210. Rostocker Heide Bentwisch Blankenhagen Gelbensande1 Mönchhagen Rövershagen
11. Schwaan Benitz Bröbberow Kassow Rukieten Schwaan1, 2 Vorbeck Wiendorf
12. Tessin Cammin Gnewitz Grammow Nustrow Selpin Stubbendorf Tessin1, 2 Thelkow Zarnewanz 13. Warnow-West Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen Kritzmow1 Lambrechtshagen Papendorf Pölchow Stäbelow Ziesendorf 1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town
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