Müritz (district)

Müritz is a former district in the southern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is named after the lake Müritz.  Lake Müritz is the largest Lake in Germany.  Lake Constance is larger, but part of it is in Switzerland and another part in Austria.

History
The district was created on June 12, 1994 by joining the old districts of Röbel and Waren, and a few municipalities from the districts Malchin and Neustrelitz.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows a bull head in the top left corner, for the Princes of Werle. The osprey to the right stands for the rich nature in the district. The city wall in the bottom with four tops stands for the four cities in the district, and the wavy lines in the city gate for the Müritz lake land.

Towns and municipalities
Amt-free townWaren
Ämter1. Malchow
 Alt Schwerin
 Fünfseen
 Göhren-Lebbin
 Malchow1, 2
 Nossentiner Hütte
 Penkow
 Silz
 Walow
 Zislow
2. Penzliner Land
 Alt Rehse
 Ankershagen
 Groß Flotow
 Groß Vielen
 Klein Lukow
 Krukow
 Lapitz
 Mallin
 Marihn
 Möllenhagen
 Mollenstorf
 Penzlin1, 2
 Puchow3. Röbel-Müritz
 Altenhof
 Bollewick
 Buchholz
 Bütow
 Fincken
 Gotthun
 Grabow-Below
 Groß Kelle
 Jaebetz
 Kambs
 Kieve
 Lärz
 Leizen
 Ludorf
 Massow
 Melz
 Priborn
 Rechlin
 Röbel1, 2
 Schwarz
 Sietow
 Stuer
 Vipperow
 Wredenhagen
 Zepkow4. Seenlandschaft Waren [seat: Waren]
 Grabowhöfe
 Groß Dratow
 Groß Gievitz
 Groß Plasten
 Hinrichshagen
 Hohen Wangelin
 Jabel
 Kargow
 Klink
 Klocksin
 Lansen-Schönau
 Moltzow
 Neu Gaarz
 Schloen
 Schwinkendorf
 Torgelow am See
 Varchentin
 Vielist
 Vollrathsruhe1seat of the Amt; 2town

Other websites
Official website