# Ludwigslust-Parchim

Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district seat is Parchim, a branch office of the administration is located in Ludwigslust.
After Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, it is the second-biggest district in Germany by area. It also has the lowest population density of the districts in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the sixth-lowest in Germany overall.

## Geographic features

The district is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts Rostock and Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and the states Brandenburg and Lower Saxony.
There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Ludwigslust-Parchim district, including:
* Goldberger See
* Damerower See
* Barniner See
* Kleinpritzer See
* Woseriner See

## History

Ludwigslust-Parchim District was established by merging the former districts of Ludwigslust and Parchim as part of the local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on September 4, 2011. The project name for the district was Südwestmecklenburg.

## Towns and municipalities

The district is made-up of 15 Ämter, as well as five Amt-free towns. In total, it comprises 142 municipalities, of which 16 are towns.
* Amt-free towns
* Boizenburg
* Hagenow
* Lübtheen
* Ludwigslust
* Parchim
Ämter :
| 1. Boizenburg-Land [seat: Boizenburg] Bengerstorf Besitz Brahlstorf Dersenow Gresse Greven Neu Gülze Nostorf Schwanheide Teldau Tessin bei Boizenburg 2. Crivitz Banzkow Barnin Bülow Cambs Crivitz$^{1,2}$ Demen Dobin am See Friedrichsruhe Gneven Langen Brütz Leezen Pinnow Plate Raben Steinfeld Sukow Tramm Zapel 3. Dömitz-Malliß Dömitz$^{1,2}$ Grebs-Niendorf Karenz Malk Göhren Malliß Neu Kaliß Vielank 4. Eldenburg Lübz Gallin-Kuppentin Gehlsbach Granzin Kreien Kritzow Lübz$^{1,2}$ Passow Ruhner Berge Siggelkow Werder | 5. Goldberg-Mildenitz Dobbertin Goldberg$^{1,2}$ Mestlin Neu Poserin Techentin 6. Grabow Balow Brunow Dambeck Eldena Gorlosen Grabow$^{1,2}$ Karstädt Kremmin Milow Möllenbeck Muchow Prislich Zierzow 7. Hagenow-Land [seat: Hagenow] Alt Zachun Bandenitz Belsch Bobzin Bresegard bei Picher Gammelin Groß Krams Hoort Hülseburg Kirch Jesar Kuhstorf Moraas Pätow-Steegen Picher Pritzier Redefin Strohkirchen Toddin Warlitz | 8. Ludwigslust-Land [seat: Ludwigslust] Alt Krenzlin Bresegard bei Eldena Göhlen Groß Laasch Lübesse Lüblow Rastow Sülstorf Uelitz Warlow Wöbbelin 9. Neustadt-Glewe Blievenstorf Brenz Neustadt-Glewe$^{1,2}$ 10. Parchimer Umland [seat: Parchim] Domsühl Groß Godems Karrenzin Lewitzrand Obere Warnow Rom Spornitz Stolpe Ziegendorf Zölkow 11. Plau am See Barkhagen Ganzlin Plau am See$^{1,2}$ | 12. Sternberger Seenlandschaft Blankenberg Borkow Brüel$^2$ Dabel Hohen Pritz Kloster Tempzin Kobrow Kuhlen-Wendorf Mustin Sternberg$^{1,2}$ Weitendorf Witzin 13. Stralendorf Dümmer Holthusen Klein Rogahn Pampow Schossin Stralendorf$^1$ Warsow Wittenförden Zülow 14. Wittenburg Wittenburg$^{1,2}$ Wittendörp 15. Zarrentin Gallin Kogel Lüttow-Valluhn Vellahn Zarrentin am Schaalsee$^{1,2}$ |
| $^1$ - seat of the Amt; $^2$ - town ||||