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Demmin (district)

Statistics

State:	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Capital:	Demmin[?]
Area:	1921 km²
Inhabitants:	93,700 (2001)
pop. density:	49 inh./km²
Car identification:	DM
Website:	lk-demmin.de (http://www.lk-demmin.de/)
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Demmin is a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Müritz, Güstrow, Nordvorpommern, Ostvorpommern and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and by the city of Neubrandenburg.

Table of contents

1 History

2 Geography

3 Coat of arms

4 Towns and municipalities

5 External links

History

The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Demmin, Altentreptow and Malchin.

Geography

The Peene[?] river enters the district in the west, runs through a large lake called the Kummerower See (33 km²), and leaves the district to the northeast. The district of Demmin unites parts of the historical regions of Mecklenburg and (Western) Pomerania.

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

Towns and municipalities

Ämter

External links

Official website (http://www.lk-demmin.de) (German)

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