DEMMIN (DISTRICT)

'Demmin' () is a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Müritz, Güstrow, Nordvorpommern, Ostvorpommern and Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

History

The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Demmin, Altentreptow and Malchin.

Geography

The Peene river enters the district in the west, runs through a large lake called the Kummerower See (33 km²), and leaves the district to the northeast. The district of Demmin unites parts of the historical regions of Mecklenburg and (Western) Pomerania.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: ★ The bull is the heraldic animal of Mecklenburg ★ The silver griffin together with the chess pattern have been the arms of Pomerania ★ The silver castle to the right is from the arms of the city of Demmin

Towns and municipalities

''Amt''-free towns
#Dargun#Demmin

Ämter
★ '1. Demmin-Land' [seat: Demmin]#Beggerow #Borrentin #Hohenbollentin#Hohenmocker #Kentzlin #Kletzin #Lindenberg #Meesiger #Nossendorf #Sarow #Schönfeld #Siedenbrünzow #Sommersdorf #Utzedel #Verchen #Warrenzin ★ '2. Jarmen-Tutow'#Alt Tellin #Bentzin #Daberkow #Jarmen1, 2#Kruckow #Tutow #Völschow	★ '3. Malchin am Kummerower See'#Basedow #Duckow #Faulenrost #Gielow #Kummerow #Malchin1, 2#Neukalen2#Remplin ★ '4. Peenetal/Loitz'#Düvier #Görmin #Loitz1, 2#Sassen-Trantow ★ '5. Stavenhagen'#Bredenfelde #Briggow #Grammentin #Gülzow #Ivenack #Jürgenstorf #Kittendorf #Knorrendorf #Mölln #Ritzerow #Rosenow #Stavenhagen1, 2#Zettemin	★ '6. Treptower Tollensewinkel'#Altenhagen #Altentreptow1, 2#Bartow #Breesen #Breest #Burow #Gnevkow #Golchen #Grapzow #Grischow #Groß Teetzleben #Gültz #Kriesow #Pripsleben #Röckwitz #Siedenbollentin #Tützpatz #Werder #Wildberg #Wolde
1seat of the Amt; 2town

External links

★ Official website (German)