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Demmin (district)

District in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
Disbanded2011
CapitalDemmin
Area
 • Total
1,921 km2 (742 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
 • Total
79,466
 • Density41.37/km2 (107.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDM
Websitelk-demmin.de
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Demmin (German pronunciation: [dɛˈmiːn]) is a former Kreis (district) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It was bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Müritz, Güstrow, Nordvorpommern, Ostvorpommern and Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

History

Demmin 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, while the northeastern Ämter Peenetal/Loitz and Jarmen-Tutow became part of Vorpommern-Greifswald.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays:
  • The bull is the heraldic animal of Mecklenburg
  • The silver griffin 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

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