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Ludwigslust is a Kreis (district) in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, Parchim, Prignitz in Brandenburg, Lüchow-Dannenberg and Lüneburg in Lower Saxony and the district Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein.
1 Geography
The district is roughly situated between the Elbe river and the city of Schwerin. It is the largest district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but very sparsely populated.
2 History
After the German reunification the two districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust were established. In 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an both together with the two Ämter Rastow and Stralendorf from the district Schwerin-Land were merged to the today's district of Ludwigslust.
3 Coat of arms
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| The coat of arms shows a horse in the top, referring to the horse breeding station in Redefin as well as the tradition of horse breeding in the area in general. The Counts of Schwerin also used a horse as their symbol. The wavy line separating the bottom symbolizes the river Elbe. The three oakThis article is about oak trees and shrubs. OAK is also the three-letter IATA airport code for Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California USA. See also Oak, Nebraska, USA. See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the commo leaves in the bottom stand for the three districts which were merged to make up today's district. The colors derive from two historic counties - red-yellow from the county of Schwerin and red-silver-green from the county Dannenberg.
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4 Towns and municipalities
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| ÄmterAn Amt (plural mter is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundeslander (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. Other German states had this subdivision in the past. Some states have similar
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- Boizenburg
- Dömitz ¹
- Grabow
- Hagenow
- Lübtheen ¹
- Ludwigslust
- Neustadt-Glewe ¹
- WittenburgWittenburg is a city in the district Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Population 5570, area 46. External link http://wittenburg. de Official homepage (German) Don't confuse this city with the much bigger Wittenberg.
- Zarrentin ¹
¹ inside a Amt
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- Boizenburg-Land
- Dömitz
- Grabow-Land
- Hagenow-Land
- Lübtheen
- Ludwigslust-Land
- Malliß
- Neustadt-Glewe
- Rastow
- Stralendorf
- Vellahn
- Wittenburg-Land
- Zarrentin
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