Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg (Northwestern Mecklenburg) is a rural district (Landkreis) in the northwestern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is on the coast of the Baltic Sea and border with Schleswig-Holstein. The former district-free city of Wismar has been part and also capital of Nordwestmecklenburg since September 4, 2011.

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

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows the bull's head of Mecklenburg to the left, and a bishop's crosier to the right. The staff is for the diocese of Ratzeburg, which in 1648 became the Principality of Ratzeburg. It also stands for the diocese of Schwerin.

The coat of arms was designed by the designer and heraldic Heinz Kippnick, and was granted on July 1, 1996.

 Towns and municipalities 
Amt-free townsAmt-free municipalitiesGrevesmühlen
WismarInsel Poel
Ämter1. Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
Bad Kleinen
Barnekow
Bobitz
Dorf Mecklenburg1
Groß Stieten
Hohen Viecheln
Lübow
Metelsdorf
Schimm
Ventschow
2. Gadebusch
Dragun
Gadebusch1, 2
Kneese
Krembz
Mühlen Eichsen
Roggendorf
Rögnitz
Veelböken
3. Grevesmühlen-Land
[seat: Grevesmühlen]
Bernstorf
Börzow
Gägelow
Hanshagen
Mallentin
Plüschow
Roggenstorf
Rüting
Testorf-Steinfort
Upahl
Warnow4. Klützer Winkel
Boltenhagen
Damshagen
Hohenkirchen
Kalkhorst
Klütz1, 2
Moor-Rolofshagen
Zierow
5. Lützow-Lübstorf
Alt Meteln
Badow
Brüsewitz
Cramonshagen
Dalberg-Wendelstorf
Gottesgabe
Grambow
Klein Trebbow
Lübstorf
Lützow1
Perlin
Pingelshagen
Pokrent
Renzow
Seehof
Zickhusen
6. Neuburg
Benz
Blowatz
Boiensdorf
Hornstorf
Krusenhagen
Neuburg17. Neukloster-Warin
Bibow
Glasin
Jesendorf
Lübberstorf
Neukloster1, 2
Passee
Warin2
Zurow
Züsow
8. Rehna
Carlow
Dechow
Groß Molzahn
Holdorf
Köchelstorf
Königsfeld
Nesow
Rehna1, 2
Rieps
Schlagsdorf
Thandorf
Utecht
Vitense
Wedendorf
9. Schönberger Land
Dassow2
Grieben
Groß Siemz
Lockwisch
Lüdersdorf
Menzendorf
Niendorf
Papenhusen
Roduchelstorf
Schönberg1, 2
Selmsdorf1seat of the Amt; 2town

References

 Other websites 
 Official website 

Category:Rural districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern