Bezirk Rostock

Bezirk Rostock
District
Location of Bezirk Rostock within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates: 54°10′N 12°40′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)
• 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 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was dissolved following 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 : Bad Doberan; Greifswald; Grevesmühlen; Grimmen; Ribnitz-Damgarten; Rostock-Land; Rügen; Stralsund; Wismar; Wolgast.

External links

Media related to Rostock District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons