Bezirk Rostock

The Bezirk Rostock was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock.

Bezirk Rostock
District
Coat of arms
Location of Bezirk Rostock within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates: 54°10′N 12°40′E
CountryGerman Democratic Republic
Subdivisions10 Kreise and 4 Stadtkreise
Formed1952
Dissolved1990
SeatRostock
Area
  Total7,075 km2 (2,732 sq mi)
Population
 (1989)[1]
  Total916,500
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Vehicle registrationA

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):

References

  1. "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989

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