Bezirk Schwerin

District of Schwerin
Bezirk Schwerin
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
Coat of arms of Schwerin
Coat of arms

Location of Bezirk Schwerin within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalSchwerin
Area 
• 1989
8,672 km2 (3,348 sq mi)
Population 
• 1989
595,200
Government
SED First Secretary 
• 1952–1974
Bernhard Quandt
• 1974–1989
Heinz Ziegner
• 1989
Hans-Jürgen Audehm
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
• 1952–1958
Wilhelm Bick
• 1958–1960
Josef Stadler
• 1960–1968
Michael Grieb
• 1968–1989
Rudi Fleck
• 1989–1990
Siegfried Hempelt (acting)
• 1990
Georg Diederich (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
• Established
1952
• Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mecklenburg (1945-1952)
Brandenburg (1945-1952)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Brandenburg
Today part ofGermany

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