Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg
Flag of Nordwestmecklenburg
Coat of arms of Nordwestmecklenburg
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CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
CapitalWismar
Government
 • District admin.Tino Schomann (CDU)
Area
 • Total2,117 km2 (817 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total160,288
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNWM, GDB, GVM, WIS
Wismar: HWI
Websitenordwestmecklenburg.de

Nordwestmecklenburg (Northwestern Mecklenburg) is a Kreis (district) in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea and borders on Schleswig-Holstein to the west. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Rostock, Ludwigslust-Parchim and the district-free city Schwerin, and the district Lauenburg and the district-free city Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein. The district seat is the town Wismar.[2]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
  2. ^ "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.