Nordwestmecklenburg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nordwestmecklenburg
District
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Capital	Grevesmühlen
Area
• Total	2,075 km2 (801 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	121,153
• Density	58.387/km2 (151.22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	http://www.nordwestmecklenburg.de

Nordwestmecklenburg (which means Northwestern Mecklenburg) is a special area called a Kreis or district. It's located in the northwestern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a state in Germany. This district is right on the coast of the Baltic Sea and shares a border with the state of Schleswig-Holstein. The city of Wismar is almost completely surrounded by Nordwestmecklenburg, even though Wismar is its own separate city.

The district of Nordwestmecklenburg was created in 1994. This happened when several older districts were joined together. These included the districts of Gadebusch, Grevesmühlen, and Wismar. Some smaller parts of the Sternberg and Schwerin-Land districts were also added.

Understanding the Nordwestmecklenburg Coat of Arms

The official coat of arms for Nordwestmecklenburg.

The coat of arms for Nordwestmecklenburg tells a story about its history. On the left side, you can see the head of a bull. This bull's head is a symbol often used for the region of Mecklenburg.

On the right side of the coat of arms, there is a bishop's crosier. A crosier is a special staff carried by a bishop, who is a high-ranking church leader. This staff represents two important historical church areas: the diocese of Ratzeburg and the diocese of Schwerin. The Ratzeburg diocese later became known as the Principality of Ratzeburg in 1648.

A designer named Heinz Kippnick created this coat of arms. It was officially approved and granted on July 1, 1996.

Towns and Municipalities in Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg is home to many towns and smaller communities. These places are organized in different ways for local government. Some towns and municipalities manage themselves, while others are part of larger groups called Ämter. An Amt is like a local administrative union that helps smaller towns and villages work together.

Self-Governing Towns and Municipalities

These places handle their own local government without being part of an Amt.

• Grevesmühlen (This is also the capital of the district!)
• Boltenhagen
• Insel Poel (This is an island!)

Communities within Ämter

Many other towns and villages are part of an Amt. Each Amt has a main town where its office is located.

• Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
  • Dorf Mecklenburg (This is the main town for this Amt)
  • Bad Kleinen
  • Barnekow
  • Bobitz
  • Groß Stieten
  • Hohen Viecheln
  • Lübow
  • Metelsdorf
  • Schimm
  • Ventschow

• Gadebusch
  • Gadebusch (Main town and also a city)
  • Dragun
  • Kneese
  • Krembz
  • Mühlen Eichsen
  • Roggendorf
  • Rögnitz
  • Veelböken

• Grevesmühlen-Land (Its office is in Grevesmühlen)
  • Bernstorf
  • Börzow
  • Gägelow
  • Hanshagen
  • Mallentin
  • Plüschow
  • Roggenstorf
  • Rüting
  • Testorf-Steinfort
  • Upahl
  • Warnow

• Klützer Winkel
  • Klütz (Main town and also a city)
  • Damshagen
  • Hohenkirchen
  • Kalkhorst
  • Moor-Rolofshagen
  • Zierow

• Lützow-Lübstorf
  • Lützow (Main town)
  • Alt Meteln
  • Badow
  • Brüsewitz
  • Cramonhagen
  • Dalberg-Wendelstorf
  • Gottesgabe
  • Grambow
  • Klein Trebbow
  • Lübstorf
  • Perlin
  • Pingelshagen
  • Pokrent
  • Renzow
  • Seehof
  • Zickhusen

• Neuburg
  • Neuburg (Main town)
  • Benz
  • Blowatz
  • Boiensdorf
  • Hornstorf
  • Krusenhagen

• Neukloster-Warin
  • Neukloster (Main town and also a city)
  • Warin (Also a city)
  • Bibow
  • Glasin
  • Jesendorf
  • Lübberstorf
  • Passee
  • Zurow
  • Züsow

• Rehna
  • Rehna (Main town and also a city)
  • Carlow
  • Dechow
  • Groß Molzahn
  • Holdorf
  • Köchelstorf
  • Königsfeld
  • Nesow
  • Rieps
  • Schlagsdorf
  • Thandorf
  • Utecht
  • Vitense
  • Wedendorf

• Schönberger Land
  • Schönberg (Main town and also a city)
  • Dassow (Also a city)
  • Grieben
  • Groß Siemz
  • Lockwisch
  • Lüdersdorf
  • Menzendorf
  • Niendorf
  • Papenhusen
  • Roduchelstorf
  • Selmsdorf

See also

In Spanish: Mecklemburgo Noroccidental para niños