Demmin (district)

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Demmin
Map of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania highlighting the district Demmin
State	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County seat	Demmin
Area	1921 km²
Population	93,700 (2001)
pop. density	49 inh./km²
Car identification	DM
Web page	http://www.lk-demmin.de

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.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

[edit] History

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Ämter
Altentreptow Dargun Demmin Jarmen Loitz Malchin Neukalen Stavenhagen	Am Kummerower See Borrentin Dargun Demmin-Land Kastorfer See Peenetal Stavenhagen-Land Tollensetal Tutow

[edit] External links

Official website (German)

Image:Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (state).svg	Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany	Image:Flag of Germany.svg
Urban districts	Greifswald \| Neubrandenburg \| Rostock \| Schwerin \| Stralsund \| Wismar
Rural districts	Bad Doberan \| Demmin \| Güstrow \| Ludwigslust \| Mecklenburg-Strelitz \| Müritz \| Nordvorpommern Nordwestmecklenburg \| Ostvorpommern \| Parchim \| Rügen \| Uecker-Randow