District reform Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 1994
With the first district reform in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , the 30 previous districts were dissolved and twelve new districts were formed. Only the district of Rügen remained unaffected.
On September 4, 2011, a second district reform came into force, through which the previous district structure, which had remained almost unchanged until then, was again comprehensively and fundamentally changed.
background
This reorganization was regulated in the law for the reorganization of the districts and independent cities of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , which was announced on July 1, 1993. The reorganization took effect on June 12, 1994, the day of the local elections . The six independent cities ( Greifswald , Neubrandenburg , Rostock , Schwerin , Stralsund and Wismar ) as well as the Rügen district remained unaffected by this law. The reorganization was based on ten principles.
- The target population of 100,000 should not be undercut in the new districts.
- The distance between each municipality and the district administration should be a maximum of 40 km as the crow flies, in exceptional cases up to 55 km.
- The district seats should be established in the middle centers of the rural area.
- District-free cities may only be regional centers with more than 100,000 inhabitants or places with a central function.
- The previous districts are to be transferred to new ones without being divided.
- There should be a maximum of 20 administrative units (offices) per district.
- Cities belonging to the district should not comprise more than 30% of the district population.
- Offices established by state ordinance are retained.
- The central local system of the country as well as the interconnected areas of medium-sized centers must be observed.
- The historical and natural conditions are retained.
With the changes in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 1994, the state's administrative constitution was modeled on Schleswig-Holstein. The average size of the newly formed twelve districts was 102,000 inhabitants and limited an area of 1890 km² on average.
District reforms in detail
Bad Doberan district
The new district of Bad Doberan based in Bad Doberan was formed from:
- the municipalities of the previous Bad Doberan district
- the municipalities of the Rostock district
- the Schwaan office with the town of Schwaan and the communities of Bandow , Benitz , Bröbberow , Kassow , Rukieten , Vorbeck and Wiendorf in the Bützow district
He is the legal successor to the dissolved Bad Doberan and Rostock districts.
Demmin district
The new district of Demmin , based in Demmin , was formed from:
- the municipalities of the Altentreptow district
- the municipalities of the previous Demmin district
- the municipalities of the Malchin district without the municipality of Schwinkendorf
He is the legal successor to the dissolved Altentreptow, Demmin and Malchin districts.
District of Güstrow
The new district of Güstrow , based in Güstrow , was formed from:
- the municipalities of the Bützow district without the Schwaan office
- the municipalities of the previous district of Güstrow
- the municipalities of the Teterow district
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Bützow, Güstrow and Teterow.
Ludwigslust district
The new district of Ludwigslust , based in Ludwigslust , was formed from:
- the municipalities of the district of Hagenow
- the communities of the previous district of Ludwigslust
- the Rastow office with the municipalities of Lübesse , Rastow , Sülstorf and Uelitz and the Stralendorf office with the municipalities of Dümmer , Holthusen , Klein Rogahn , Pampow , Schossin , Stralendorf , Warsow , Wittenförden and Zülow in the Schwerin district
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust.
Mecklenburg-Strelitz district
The new district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz based in Neustrelitz was formed from:
- the municipalities of the district of Neubrandenburg
- the municipalities of the Neustrelitz district without the Rechlin office
- the municipalities of the district of Strasburg , excluding the city of Strasburg and the municipalities of Blumenhagen, Groß Luckow and Klein Luckow
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Neubrandenburg and Neustrelitz.
Müritz district
The new district of Müritz , based in Waren (Müritz) , was formed from:
- the community of Schwinkendorf in the Malchin district
- the Rechlin office with the communities of Lärz , Rechlin and Schwarz in the Neustrelitz district
- the municipalities of the Röbel / Müritz district
- the municipalities of the district of Waren
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Röbel / Müritz and Waren.
District of Northern Pomerania
The new district of North Western Pomerania , based in Grimmen , was formed from:
- the municipalities of the district of Grimmen
- the municipalities of the Ribnitz-Damgarten district
- the municipalities of the Stralsund district
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund.
Northwest Mecklenburg District
The new district of Northwest Mecklenburg , based in Grevesmühlen , was formed from:
- the municipalities of the district of Gadebusch
- the municipalities of the district of Grevesmühlen
- the Lübstorf / Alt Meteln office with the municipalities of Alt Meteln , Böken , Klein Trebbow , Lübstorf , Pingelshagen , Seehof and Zickhusen and the municipalities of Brüsewitz , Cramonshagen , Dalberg-Wendelstorf and Grambow in the Schwerin district
- the Warin office with the town of Warin and the communities Bibow , Groß Labenz and Jesendorf as well as the community Ventschow of the district Sternberg
- the municipalities of the district of Wismar
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Gadebusch, Grevesmühlen and Wismar.
Ostvorpommern district
The new district of Ostvorpommern , based in Anklam , was formed from:
- the municipalities of the district of Anklam
- the municipalities of the district of Greifswald
- the municipalities of the Wolgast district
- the communities of Lübs , Neuendorf A and Wietstock of the district of Ueckermünde
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast.
Parchim district
The new Parchim district with its headquarters in Parchim was formed from:
- the municipalities of the district of Lübz
- the municipalities of the previous Parchim district
- the Banzkow district with the communities of Banzkow , Goldenstädt , Plate and Sukow , the Crivitz district with the city of Crivitz and the communities Barnin , Bülow , Demen , Dorf Zapel , Gädebehn , Göhren , Ruthenbeck , Tramm and Wessin and the east bank of Schweriner See with the Municipalities of Cambs , Gneven , Godern , Langen Brütz , Leezen , Pinnow , Raben Steinfeld , Retgendorf and Rubow in the district of Schwerin
- the municipalities of the district of Sternberg except for Ventschow and the Warin office
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Lübz, Parchim, Schwerin and Sternberg.
Uecker-Randow district
The new district of Uecker-Randow , based in Pasewalk , was formed from:
- the municipalities of the district of Pasewalk
- the city of Strasburg and the communities of Blumenhagen , Groß Luckow and Klein Luckow of the Strasburg district
- the municipalities of the district of Ueckermunde except for Lübs, Neuendorf A and Wietstock
He is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Pasewalk, Strasburg and Ueckermünde.
Later changes to the district boundaries
On January 1st, 1998, Lübs changed its district membership again and no longer belonged to the Ostvorpommern district, but now to the Uecker-Randow district. On January 1, 2011, around eight months before the second district reform came into force on September 4, 2011, the Wietstock community followed, which was incorporated into Altwigshagen on this occasion .