Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Flag of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Coat of arms of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
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CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Western Pomerania
CapitalNeubrandenburg
Government
 • District admin.Heiko Kärger (CDU)
Area
 • Total5,468 km2 (2,111 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total259,568
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationMSE, AT, DM, MC, MST, MÜR, NZ, RM, WRN
Neubrandenburg: NB
Websitelk-mecklenburgische-seenplatte.de

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte is a district in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Ludwigslust-Parchim, Rostock (district), Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern-Greifswald, and the state Brandenburg to the south. The district covers the largest area of all German districts and more than doubles the area of the state Saarland. The district seat is the town Neubrandenburg.[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.