Bezirk Rostock

Bezirk Rostock
District

Location of Bezirk Rostock within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates: 54°10′N 12°40′E / 54.167°N 12.667°E / 54.167; 12.667
Country German Democratic Republic
Subdivisions 10 Kreise and 4 Stadtkreise
Formed 1952
Dissolved 1990
Seat Rostock
Area
 • Total 7,075 km2 (2,732 sq mi)
Population (1989)[1]
 • Total 916,500
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Vehicle registration A

The Bezirk Rostock was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock.

History

The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was dissolved due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Geography

Position

The Bezirk Rostock, the northernmost of DDR, was situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, in front of the Danish coasts. It bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. It bordered also with Poland and West Germany.

Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 14 Kreise: 4 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):

References

  1. ↑ "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989

Media related to Bezirk Rostock at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.