The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Gadebusch , Grevesmühlen and Wismar , and also smaller parts of the districts Sternberg and Schwerin-Land .
The district was madein 1994 by joining the old districts Gadebusch , Grevesmühlen and Wismar , and also smaller parts of the districts Sternberg and Schwerin-Land .