List of cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Current districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, including capitals

In the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) there are 84 officially recognised towns and cities.

In addition there are the two district-free cities of Rostock and Schwerin.

District capitals

There are 6 district capitals in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

Table

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City/Town Coat of Arms District first mentioned Town privileges Area in sqkm Population at December 31, 2013[1] Image
Altentreptow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1245 1245 52,83 5457
Anklam Vorpommern-Greifswald 1243 1264 56,57 12797
Bad Doberan Rostock 1177 1879 32,74 11607
Bad Sülze Vorpommern-Rügen 1243 1257[2] 26,37 1723
Barth Vorpommern-Rügen 1255 1255 40,83 8543
Bergen auf Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1314 1613 51,42 13564
Boizenburg/Elbe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1158 1267 47,26 10254
Brüel Ludwigslust-Parchim 1222 1340[3] 27,30 2644
Burg Stargard Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1259[4] 61,68 4991
Bützow Rostock 1171 1236 39,70 7614
Crivitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1302 1302 75,48 4942
Dargun Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1172 1938 117,15 4424
Dassow Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 66,54 4013
Demmin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1070 1236[5] 81,56 11393
Dömitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1259 60,38 3038
Eggesin Vorpommern-Greifswald 1216 1966 88,01 4847
Franzburg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1587 15,19 1476
Friedland Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1244 97,64 6122
Gadebusch Nordwestmecklenburg 1194 1225 47,65 5496
Garz/Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1207 1319 65,44 2222
Gnoien Rostock 1257 1290 41,08 3060
Goldberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1227 1248 64,85 3819
Grabow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1186 1252 47,68 5663
Greifswald Vorpommern-Greifswald 1241 1250 50,50 56445
Grevesmühlen Nordwestmecklenburg 1226 1261 52,32 10594
Grimmen Vorpommern-Rügen 1267 1287 50,29 9969
Güstrow Rostock 1222 1228 70,86 28540
Gützkow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1301 1353 42,68 2794
Hagenow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1190[6] 1754 67,44 11324
Jarmen Vorpommern-Greifswald 1269 1720 30,64 3049
Klütz Nordwestmecklenburg 1188 1938 44,12 3067
Krakow am See Rostock 1298 1467 87,07 3478
Kröpelin Rostock 1177 1249 67,26 4742
Kühlungsborn Rostock 1938[7] 1938 16,16 7489
Laage Rostock 1216 1336 81,27 5385
Lassan Vorpommern-Greifswald 1136 1274 27,98 1524
Loitz Vorpommern-Greifswald 1242 1242 89,53 4413
Lübtheen Ludwigslust-Parchim 1363 1938 119,69 4806
Lübz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1308 1456[8] 49,12 6018
Ludwigslust Ludwigslust-Parchim 1754 1876 78,30 12095
Malchin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236 1236 94,50 7647
Malchow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1147 1235 44,60 6555
Marlow Vorpommern-Rügen 1210 1459 139,81 4629
Mirow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1919 84,08 3453
Neubrandenburg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1248 1248 85,65 63437
Neubukow Rostock 1260 1435 24,99 3866
Neukalen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1174[9] 1253[10] 46,84 1805
Neukloster Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 27,49 3868
Neustadt-Glewe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 93,91 6517
Neustrelitz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1278 1733 138,15 20399
Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim 1170 1226 106,61 17129
Pasewalk Vorpommern-Greifswald 1121 1251[11] 54,99 10470
Penkun Vorpommern-Greifswald 1240 1269 78,63 1874
Penzlin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1170 1263 115,47 4237
Plau am See Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1226 115,99 6070
Putbus Vorpommern-Rügen 1810 1810 66,60 4322
Rehna Nordwestmecklenburg 1230 1791 22,52 2951
Rerik Rostock 1238[12] 1938[13] 33,45 2153
Ribnitz-Damgarten Vorpommern-Rügen 1950 1950 122,20 15104
Richtenberg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1297 15,63 1376
Röbel/Müritz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1261 30,17 5136
Rostock Kreisfreie Stadt 1161 1218 181,44 203431
Sassnitz Vorpommern-Rügen 1906[14] 1957 46,45 9481
Schönberg Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1822 38,09 4306
Schwaan Rostock 1276 1276 38,28 4960
Schwerin (state capital) Kreisfreie Stadt 1018[15] 1160 130,46 91583
Stavenhagen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1230 1264 40,84 5622
Sternberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 67,67 4324
Stralsund Vorpommern-Rügen 1234 1234 38,97 57301
Strasburg (Uckermark) Vorpommern-Greifswald 1250[16] 1250[17] 86,83 5009
Tessin Rostock 1121 1343 24,52 3922
Teterow Rostock 1215[18] 1272[19] 47,17 8671
Torgelow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1281 1945 49,46 8618
Tribsees Vorpommern-Rügen 1136 1285 54,75 2629
Ueckermünde Vorpommern-Greifswald 1178 1260 84,69 8846
Usedom Vorpommern-Greifswald 1128 1298 38,57 1803
Waren (Müritz) Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1260[20] 1260[21] 158,39 20940
Warin Nordwestmecklenburg 1178 1306 44,26 3316
Wesenberg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1252 1252 89,43 3008
Wismar Nordwestmecklenburg 1147 1226 41,36 42219
Wittenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1154 1230 46,25 5046
Woldegk Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236[22] 1298 103,70 4074
Wolgast Vorpommern-Greifswald 1123 1257 61,52 12355
Zarrentin am Schaalsee Ludwigslust-Parchim 1139 1938 91,89 4984

Former cities on the current territory of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

City Coat of Arms District first mentioned City
from-until
Altkalen N/A Rostock 1174 1253–1281 Town privileges given to Neukalen
Damgarten Vorpommern-Rügen 1258 1258–1950 1950 fusion with Ribnitz to Ribnitz-Damgarten
Feldberg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1256 1919–1999 on June 13, 1999 incorporated in Feldberger Seenlandschaft
Kummerow N/A Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1222 1255–1671 after depopulation in 30-years-war
Ribnitz Vorpommern-Rügen 1210 1233–1950 1950 fusion with Damgarten to Ribnitz-Damgarten
Strelitz-Alt N/A Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1278 1349–1931 1931 incorporation into Neustrelitz

Sources

  1. MV Stats: Census results
  2. Town privileges between 1255 and 1260
  3. 1377 according to other sources
  4. 1259 is the date for the town of Stargard; the "Burg" area with the castle was incorporated in 1929, the town renamed to Burg Stargard.
  5. Town privileges given between 1236 and 1249
  6. Town privileges given between 1190 and 1195
  7. Fusion of the former villages/seaside resorts of Fulgen, Brunshaupten and Arendsee
  8. exact date not really clear, town privileges received definitely until 1506
  9. Altkalen
  10. 1281 new foundation 10 km further south
  11. unsettled date, definite town privileges at 1276
  12. for the village of Alt Gaarz
  13. for renaming of Alt Gaarz to Rerik
  14. merging of the fishing villages Saßnitz and Crampas
  15. around 1018
  16. around 1250
  17. around 1250
  18. Construction of the church started
  19. probably in 1235 already, unclear
  20. between 1260 and 1270
  21. between 1260 and 1270
  22. between 1236 and 1250
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