# Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte is a district in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Ludwigslust-Parchim, Rostock (district), Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern-Greifswald, and the state Brandenburg to the south. The district covers the largest area of all German districts and more than double the area of the state of Saarland. The district seat is the town Neubrandenburg.

## History

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District was established by merging the former districts of Müritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz and most of Demmin (except the Ämter Jarmen-Tutow and Peenetal/Loitz), along with the former district-free town of Neubrandenburg as part of the local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.
In 2012, a new coat of arms was proposed for Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District. It was rejected because one element used in the right part, which involved an eagle catching a fish, resembled a symbol used by the far-right neopagan group Artgemeinschaft.

## Geographic features

There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, including:
* Lake Kummerow
* Kölpinsee
* Fleesensee
* Nietingsee

## Towns and municipalities

| Amt-free towns | Amt-free municipalities |
| Dargun Demmin Neubrandenburg Neustrelitz Waren (Müritz) | Feldberger Seenlandschaft |
Ämter :
| 1. Demmin-Land [seat: Demmin] Beggerow Borrentin Hohenbollentin Hohenmocker Kentzlin Kletzin Lindenberg Meesiger Nossendorf Sarow Schönfeld Siedenbrünzow Sommersdorf Utzedel Verchen Warrenzin 2. Friedland Datzetal Friedland$^{1,2}$ Galenbeck 3. Malchin am Kummerower See Basedow Faulenrost Gielow Kummerow Malchin$^{1,2}$ Neukalen$^2$ 4. Malchow Alt Schwerin Fünfseen Göhren-Lebbin Malchow$^{1,2}$ Nossentiner Hütte Silz Walow Zislow | 5. Mecklenburgische Kleinseenplatte Mirow$^{1,2}$ Priepert Wesenberg$^2$ Wustrow 6. Neustrelitz-Land (seat: Neustrelitz) Blankensee Blumenholz Carpin Godendorf Grünow Hohenzieritz Klein Vielen Kratzeburg Möllenbeck Userin Wokuhl-Dabelow 7. Neverin Beseritz Blankenhof Brunn Neddemin Neuenkirchen Neverin$^1$ Sponholz Staven Trollenhagen Woggersin Wulkenzin Zirzow 8. Penzliner Land Ankershagen Kuckssee Möllenhagen Penzlin$^{1,2}$ | 9. Röbel-Müritz Altenhof Bollewick Buchholz Bütow Eldetal Fincken Gotthun Groß Kelle Kieve Lärz Leizen Melz Priborn Rechlin Röbel$^{1,2}$ Schwarz Sietow Stuer Südmüritz 10. Seenlandschaft Waren [seat: Waren] Grabowhöfe Groß Plasten Hohen Wangelin Jabel Kargow Klink Klocksin Moltzow Peenehagen Schloen-Dratow Torgelow am See Vollrathsruhe 11. Stargarder Land Burg Stargard$^{1,2}$ Cölpin Groß Nemerow Holldorf Lindetal Pragsdorf | 12. Stavenhagen Bredenfelde Briggow Grammentin Gülzow Ivenack Jürgenstorf Kittendorf Knorrendorf Mölln Ritzerow Rosenow Stavenhagen$^{1,2}$ Zettemin 13. Treptower Tollensewinkel Altenhagen Altentreptow$^{1,2}$ Bartow Breesen Burow Gnevkow Golchen Grapzow Grischow Groß Teetzleben Gültz Kriesow Pripsleben Röckwitz Siedenbollentin Tützpatz Werder Wildberg Wolde 14. Woldegk Groß Miltzow Kublank Neetzka Schönbeck Schönhausen Voigtsdorf Woldegk$^{1,2}$ |
| $^1$- seat of the Amt; $^2$ - town ||||