Original: Neighboring are ( from the north clockwise ) the districts Ludwigslust and Parchim in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin , the district Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt and the district Lüchow - Dannenberg in Lower Saxony .
Simplified: The westernmost part of the district was a part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , and changed to be part of Brandenburg on August 1 , 1992 .