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Bezirk Schwerin

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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
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.

History

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The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990, it was disestablished due to the German reunification. Most of the Bezirk Schwerin became part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the exception of the district of Perleberg, which went to Brandenburg and Amt Neuhaus, which went to Lower Saxony in former West Germany.

Geography

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Position

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The Bezirk Schwerin bordered with the Bezirke of Rostock, Neubrandenburg, Potsdam and Magdeburg. It bordered also with West Germany.

Subdivision

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The Bezirk was divided into 11 Kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):

References

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