Demmin (district)
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Demmin was a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a federal state in northern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Demmin, Altentreptow and Malchin. On 4 September 2011, the bulk of the district was merged to Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte is a district in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the districts Ludwigslust-Parchim, Rostock , Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern-Greifswald, and the state Brandenburg to the south...

, while the northeastern Ämter
AMT
-Aviation:*The ICAO code for ATA Airlines*Aircraft Maintenance Technician, a term used in the United States* Aviation Maintenance Technician, a United States Coast Guard rating-Businesses and business-related terms:...

 Peenetal/Loitz
Peenetal/Loitz
Peenetal/Loitz is an Amt in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Loitz.The Amt Peenetal/Loitz consists of the following municipalities:#Düvier#Görmin#Loitz#Sassen-Trantow...

 and Jarmen-Tutow
Jarmen-Tutow
Jarmen-Tutow is an Amt in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Jarmen.The Amt Jarmen-Tutow consists of the following municipalities:#Alt Tellin#Bentzin#Daberkow#Jarmen#Kruckow#Tutow...

 became part of Vorpommern-Greifswald
Vorpommern-Greifswald
Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the districts Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland and the state Brandenburg...

. It was bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Müritz, Güstrow
Güstrow (district)
Güstrow is a former district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was bounded by the districts of Bad Doberan, Nordvorpommern, Demmin, Müritz, Parchim and Nordwestmecklenburg. The district was disbanded at the district reform of September 2011...

, Nordvorpommern
Nordvorpommern
Nordvorpommern was a Kreis in the northern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district was created in 1994 by merging the three previous districts Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. On 4 September 2011, it was merged to Vorpommern-Rügen.It was situated at the coast of the Baltic...

, Ostvorpommern
Ostvorpommern
Ostvorpommern was a Kreis in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district was created on June 12, 1994 by merging the former districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast. It was merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald on 4 September 2011.Neighboring districts were Uecker-Randow,...

 and Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy and later grand duchy in northern Germany, consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district , and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern...

.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:
  • The bull is the heraldic animal of Mecklenburg
  • The silver griffin
    Griffin
    The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle...

     together with the chess pattern have been the arms of Pomerania
  • The silver castle to the right is from the arms of the city of Demmin

Towns and municipalities

The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
Amt-free towns
  1. Dargun
    Dargun
    Dargun is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district , in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated km west of Demmin. It is famous for Dargun Castle, a former Cistercian abbey.-External links:*...

  2. Demmin
    Demmin
    Demmin is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It was the capital of the former district Demmin.- Name :...

Ämter
  • 1. Demmin-Land
    Demmin-Land
    Demmin-Land is an Amt in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Demmin, itself not part of the Amt.The Amt Demmin-Land consists of the following municipalities:...


    [seat: Demmin]
  • Beggerow
    Beggerow
    Beggerow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Borrentin
    Borrentin
    Borrentin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Seat of the Amt Borrentin until 2004, it is now part of the Amt Demmin-Land. The highway B194 goes through the municipality. The main economical activity in Borrentin is agriculture....

  • Hohenbollentin
    Hohenbollentin
    Hohenbollentin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Hohenmocker
    Hohenmocker
    Hohenmocker is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Kentzlin
    Kentzlin
    Kentzlin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Kletzin
    Kletzin
    Kletzin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Lindenberg
    Lindenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Lindenberg is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-Villages:*Lindenberg*Hasseldorf*Krusemarkshagen...

  • Meesiger
    Meesiger
    Meesiger is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Nossendorf
    Nossendorf
    Nossendorf is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Sarow
    Sarow
    Sarow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Schönfeld
    Schönfeld, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Schönfeld is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Siedenbrünzow
    Siedenbrünzow
    Siedenbrünzow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Sommersdorf
    Sommersdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Sommersdorf is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Utzedel
    Utzedel
    Utzedel is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Verchen
    Verchen
    Verchen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The Battle of Verchen occurred nearby in 1164....

  • Warrenzin
    Warrenzin
    Warrenzin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

    • 2. Jarmen-Tutow
      Jarmen-Tutow
      Jarmen-Tutow is an Amt in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Jarmen.The Amt Jarmen-Tutow consists of the following municipalities:#Alt Tellin#Bentzin#Daberkow#Jarmen#Kruckow#Tutow...

  • Alt Tellin
    Alt Tellin
    Alt Tellin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.- References :...

  • Bentzin
    Bentzin
    Bentzin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Daberkow
    Daberkow
    Daberkow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Jarmen
    Jarmen
    Jarmen is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the southern bank of the river Peene, 20 km south of Greifswald. Founded during the Ostsiedlung in the medieval terrae Miserez and Ploth, Jarmen remained a rural town at an...

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  • Kruckow
    Kruckow
    Kruckow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It consists of the former municipalities of Borgwall, Heydenhof, Kartlow, Kruckow, Marienfelde, Schmarsow, Tutow-Dorf and Unnode...

  • Tutow
    Tutow
    Tutow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Völschow
    Völschow
    Völschow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

    • 3. Malchin am Kummerower See
      Malchin am Kummerower See
      Malchin am Kummerower See is an Amt in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is just east of the Kummerower See...

  • Basedow
    Basedow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Basedow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:**...

  • Duckow
    Duckow
    Duckow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Faulenrost
    Faulenrost
    Faulenrost is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, north-east Germany....

  • Gielow
    Gielow
    Gielow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Kummerow
    Kummerow
    Kummerow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is often called Kummerow am See to avoid confusion with Kummerow near Stralsund. The timber framed village church and the baroque castle at the lake are notable landmarks.-External links:*...

  • Malchin
    Malchin
    Malchin is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district , in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.It offers some notable landmarks, such as two Brick Gothic town gates, a medieval defense tower, the Gothic town church of St. Johannis and the Neo Baroque town hall.-External links:*...

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  • Neukalen
    Neukalen
    Neukalen is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 19 km southwest of Demmin.-External links:* *...

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    • 4. Peenetal/Loitz
      Peenetal/Loitz
      Peenetal/Loitz is an Amt in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Loitz.The Amt Peenetal/Loitz consists of the following municipalities:#Düvier#Görmin#Loitz#Sassen-Trantow...

  • Düvier
    Düvier
    Düvier is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Görmin
    Görmin
    Görmin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Loitz
    Loitz
    Loitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Peene, 10 km northeast of Demmin, and 22 km southwest of Greifswald.-External links:*...

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  • Sassen-Trantow
    Sassen-Trantow
    Sassen-Trantow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

    • 5. Stavenhagen
      Stavenhagen (Amt)
      Stavenhagen is an Amt in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Stavenhagen.The Amt Stavenhagen consists of the following municipalities:#Bredenfelde#Briggow#Grammentin#Gülzow...

  • Bredenfelde
    Bredenfelde
    Bredenfelde is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:...

  • Briggow
    Briggow
    Briggow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Grammentin
    Grammentin
    Grammentin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Gülzow
    Gülzow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Gülzow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Ivenack
    Ivenack
    Ivenack is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is famous for its baroque ensemble and its natural heritage .-External links:* *...

  • Jürgenstorf
    Jürgenstorf
    Jürgenstorf is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Kittendorf
    Kittendorf
    Kittendorf is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...

  • Knorrendorf
    Knorrendorf
    Knorrendorf is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Mölln
    Mölln, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Mölln is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It consists of the former municipalities of Buchholz, Groß Helle, Klein Helle, Lüdershof and Wrodow. The Schloss Wrodow is a major landmark of the Mölln municipality. Today it is used as an art...

  • Ritzerow
    Ritzerow
    Ritzerow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Rosenow
    Rosenow
    Rosenow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Stavenhagen
    Stavenhagen
    Stavenhagen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated 28 km northwest of Neubrandenburg.-Subdivisions:Stavenhagen is divided into following parts:-History:...

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  • Zettemin
    Zettemin
    Zettemin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

    • 6. Treptower Tollensewinkel
      Treptower Tollensewinkel
      Treptower Tollensewinkel is an Amt in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Altentreptow.The Amt Treptower Tollensewinkel consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Altenhagen
    Altenhagen
    Altenhagen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-References:...

  • Altentreptow
    Altentreptow
    Altentreptow is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Tollense, 15 km north of Neubrandenburg. Until 1939 the city's name was Treptow an der Tollense....

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  • Bartow
    Bartow, Germany
    Bartow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Breesen
    Breesen
    Breesen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Breest
    Breest
    Breest is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It comprises the villages Bittersberg, Breest and Klempenow.-External links:...

  • Burow
    Burow
    Burow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Gnevkow
    Gnevkow
    Gnevkow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Golchen
    Golchen
    Golchen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Grapzow
    Grapzow
    Grapzow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Grischow
    Grischow
    Grischow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Groß Teetzleben
    Groß Teetzleben
    Groß Teetzleben is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-References:...

  • Gültz
    Gültz
    Gültz is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Kriesow
    Kriesow
    Kriesow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Pripsleben
    Pripsleben
    Pripsleben is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Röckwitz
    Röckwitz
    Röckwitz is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Siedenbollentin
    Siedenbollentin
    Siedenbollentin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Tützpatz
    Tützpatz
    Tützpatz is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Werder
    Werder, Demmin
    Werder is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Wildberg
    Wildberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Wildberg is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

  • Wolde
    Wolde
    Wolde is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

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