Ludwigslust (district)

Ludwigslust is a former district in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
The district is mostly between the Elbe river and the city of Schwerin. It is the largest district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but not many people live there.

History
After the German reunification the two districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust were made. In 1994 both districts with the two Ämter of Rastow and Stralendorf from the district Schwerin-Land were joined to make |100pxtoday's district of Ludwigslust.

Coat of arms
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows a horse in the top, to remember the horse breeding station in Redefin as well as the tradition of horse breeding in the area. The Counts of Schwerin also used a horse as their symbol. The wavy line separating the bottom is for the river Elbe. The three oak leaves in the bottom stand for the three districts which were merged to make up today's district. The colours are from the two historic counties - red-yellow from the county of Schwerin and red-silver-green from the county Dannenberg.

Towns and municipalities
Amt-free towns Boizenburg
 Hagenow
 Lübtheen
 Ludwigslust
Ämter 1. Boizenburg-Land [seat: Boizenburg]
 Bengerstorf
 Besitz
 Brahlstorf
 Dersenow
 Gresse
 Greven
 Neu Gülze
 Nostorf
 Schwanheide
 Teldau
 Tessin bei Boizenburg
 2. Dömitz-Malliß
 Dömitz1, 2
 Grebs-Niendorf
 Karenz
 Malk Göhren
 Malliß
 Neu Kaliß
 Vielank
 3. Grabow
 Balow
 Brunow
 Dambeck
 Eldena
 Gorlosen
 Grabow1, 2
 Karstädt
 Kremmin
 Milow
 Möllenbeck
 Muchow
 Prislich
 Steesow
 Zierzow 4. 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
 Setzin
 Strohkirchen
 Toddin
 Warlitz
 5. Ludwigslust-Land [seat: Ludwigslust]
 Alt Krenzlin
 Bresegard bei Eldena
 Göhlen
 Groß Laasch
 Leussow
 Lübesse
 Lüblow
 Rastow
 Sülstorf
 Uelitz
 Warlow
 Wöbbelin 6. Neustadt-Glewe
 Blievenstorf
 Brenz
 Neustadt-Glewe1, 2
 7. Stralendorf
 Dümmer
 Holthusen
 Klein Rogahn
 Pampow
 Schossin
 Stralendorf1
 Warsow
 Wittenförden
 Zülow
 8. Wittenburg
 Körchow
 Lehsen
 Wittenburg1, 2
 Wittendörp
 9. Zarrentin
 Gallin
 Kogel
 Lüttow-Valluhn
 Vellahn
 Zarrentin1, 21seat of the Amt; 2town

Other websites
 Official website (German)
 A visit to Ludwigslust in 2005, describes some history.  (English)