PARCHIM (DISTRICT)

'Parchim' is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southwestern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nordwestmecklenburg, Güstrow, Müritz, the district Prignitz in Brandenburg, the district Ludwigslust and the district-free city Schwerin.

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Geography

History

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

Geography

Most of the district is now agriculturally used, but in the easternmost part there are several lakes, the largest of them being the Plauer See (39 km²). The Plauer See marks the western end of the Müritz lakeland.

History

Until 1994 the present-day district was divided into the three districts of Parchim, Sternberg and Lübz. The borders of the district are roughly identical with the medieval principality of Parchim-Riechenberg, which existed between 1238 and 1316.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a bull's head, which is both the symbol of the former Estate of Parchim, as well as of Mecklenburg into which it was incorporated in 1471. The two blue corners symbolize the two biggest lakes of the district - the ''Schweriner See'' and the ''Plauer See''.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Ämter
#Brüel¹#Crivitz¹#Goldberg#Lübz#Parchim#Plau am See#Sternberg¹¹ inside an Amt	#Banzkow#Brüel#Crivitz#Eldetal#Marnitz#Mildenitz	Ostufer Schweriner See Parchim-Land Plau-Land Sternberger Seenlandschaft Ture

External links

★ Official website (German)