Nordwestmecklenburg | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
Capital | Wismar |
Government | |
• District admin. | Tino Schomann (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,117 km2 (817 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 160,288 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | NWM, GDB, GVM, WIS Wismar: HWI |
Website | nordwestmecklenburg.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]