Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district)
The county of Mecklenburg- Strelitz was a district that existed since 1994 and has risen in the wake of the district reform in 2011 in the district of Mecklenburg Lake District.
- 6.1 Rail transport
- 6.2 bus
- 6.3 Road traffic
- 6.4 waterway
- 8.1 Offices resolutions, offices mergers
- 8.2 incorporations, community neoplasms
- 8.3 Name Change
Geography
Neighboring districts were in the north of the district Demmin and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, in north-eastern district of Uecker -Randow, in the east and southeast of the Brandenburg Uckermark district, in the south which also Brandenburg counties Upper Havel and Ostprignitz -Ruppin and west of the Müritz district. The district-free city Neubrandenburg cuts a narrow strip in the north of the district area.
The area of the district forms the southeast part of the lake district. In addition to the Natural Park Feldberg Lakes that lies entirely in the district, the county has shares in the Müritz National Park.
History
The county of Mecklenburg -Strelitz was formed in 1994 as part of a territorial reform of the federal state of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern by merging the districts of Neubrandenburg ( NB), Neustrelitz (NZ ) and the greater part of the district of Strasburg (SBG ). He now manages the name and first used the emblem of the historical territory of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, which existed from 1701 to 1918 as a (partial) Duchy of Mecklenburg State, from 1919 to 1933 as the Free State. But he is not in the law of succession.
The county of Mecklenburg- Strelitz comprised about 71 % of the area of the former Free State, including the largest area fraction (~ 82 % ) of the former rule Stargard, but not until 1933 Mecklenburg -Strelitz associated Principality of Ratzeburg.
Political plans, according to the district of Mecklenburg -Strelitz should be part of a re- founding "circle Mecklenburg Lake " with the county town of Neubrandenburg and other parts of Western Pomerania and the district Müritz. After the judgment of the district Constitutional Court of 26 July 2007, the reform law than with the country's constitution incompatible could not be implemented.
As part of the Administrative Reform Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 2011, the district of Mecklenburg -Strelitz went on in the compared to the original plan slightly modified new county Mecklenburg Lake District.
Religion
18.4 % of the population of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern profess the Evangelical- Lutheran Church and 3.4% to the Catholic Church. The majority of the population (around 78.2 %) is non-denominational. ( according to statistics of the EKD, 2004).
In the district of Mecklenburg -Strelitz, there are 36 Lutheran congregations with over 160 church buildings. They belong to the parish of Stargard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg. The Catholic communities are part of the deanery of the Archdiocese of Hamburg Neubrandenburg. In the district there are five congregations of the New Apostolic Church, they belong to the district of Neubrandenburg in the District Church of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which reports to the Apostle district of North Germany.
Policy
Council
The last council of the district of Mecklenburg -Strelitz consisted of 47 deputies. Since the election of 7 June 2009, he sat down as follows:
For information about election procedures and to legal provisions: County Council (Mecklenburg- Vorpommern)
District administrators
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 27 February 1996 by the Home Office and registered under No 98 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Blazon: " Split and half divided; front in blue a crenellated wall with a silver pointed roofed tower battlements; Rear upper guardant in gold a black bull's head with open mouth, silver teeth, knocked- red tongue, silver horns and torn neck fur, its shading, borders, is cut arcuate and seven peaks shows; back below in red a silver Maltese cross. "
The coat of arms was designed by the Teschendorferin Margret Luedtke.
Economy
An important source of income in the region is tourism.
In the district of Mecklenburg -Strelitz is since 13 February 2004, the wine region Stargarder country, the most northerly wine-growing region in Germany. According to the Wine Regulation shall apply to the sites Rattey Castle and Burg Stargard the name Mecklenburg Country wine.
Mecklenburg -Strelitz is, according to the ranking of the business magazine Focus Money of the economically weakest counties in Germany.
Traffic
Rail transport
By the district run the Lloyd Railroad ( Neustrelitz -Rostock ), the Berlin Northern Railway (Berlin- Neustrelitz Neubrandenburg Stralsund ) and the railway line Mirow Neustrelitz. Many smaller stations have been abandoned since the turn.
On the railway line Neustrelitz Feldberg no regular passenger longer takes place since May 2000. On the continuation of the railway line Neustrelitz Mirow towards Wittstock / Dosse traffic was canceled in May 1998 and closed down the section in 2000.
Bus
Due to the sparse population of the district is only a relatively small bus services. Away from the main lines of the buses usually only on school days and school holidays only on certain days, on weekends mostly not at all.
The well-suited for this district TaxiBus system is uncommon, on individual lines a so-called taxi bus / Paratransit is used to make days, which runs to booking.
Road
Through the district run several federal roads in the northeast the federal highway touched 20 the district of Mecklenburg -Strelitz.
Shipping
On the lakes of the lake district takes place excursion traffic.
Cities and Towns
(Population 31 December 2010 )
Official Free communities
Offices with official member municipalities / cities * Head Office Management
- 2 Office Mecklenburg small lakes ( 8222 )
- 3 Office Neustrelitz -Land ( 7801 ) (Headquarters: Neustrelitz )
- 4 Office Neverin ( 9079 )
- 5 Office Stargarder Country ( 9867 )
- 6 Office Woldegk ( 7180 )
Field changes
In the years since 1994 in the area of the district Mecklenburg- Strelitz as in the entire state of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern extensive territorial changes took place.
From the original eight offices were 2005 6 offices after completion of the administrative reform on 1 January. The cities of Burg Stargard and Friedland lost their Amtsfreiheit. The number of municipalities was reduced from 81 to 55
Offices resolutions, offices mergers
- Merger of the formerly independent city official Burg Stargard with the Office of Burg Stargard - country to his new position Stargarder Country (1 January 2002 )
- Integration of formerly independent city official in the Office Friedland Friedland (1 January 2003 )
- Resolution of the Office United Miltzow - inclusion of municipalities in the Office Woldegk (1 January 2004 )
- Merger of the offices and Mirow to Wesenberg new Office Mecklenburg small lakes ( 1 July 2004)
Incorporations, community neoplasms
- Resolution of the communities Bredenfelde, Grauenhagen, Hinrichshagen and Rehberg - incorporation to Woldegk (13 June 1999)
- Resolution of the communities Conow, Dolgen, Lichtenberg, Lüttenhagen and the town of Feldberg - neoplasm of community Feldberg Lakes (13 June 1999)
- Resolution of the municipality Kreckow - annexation to the United Miltzow (13 June 1999)
- Resolution of the municipality Pasenow - incorporation to Helpt (13 June 1999)
- Resolution of community punishments - incorporation to Wesenberg ( 1 January 2000)
- Resolution of the municipality Jatzke - incorporation to Eichhorst (1 January 2001 )
- Resolution of the communities Dabelow and Wokuhl - neoplasm of community Wokuhl - Dabelow (6 May 2001)
- Resolution of the communities Ballin, Dewitz and Leppin - neoplasm of community Lindetal (1 January 2002 )
- Resolution of the municipality Göhren - incorporation to Woldegk (1 January 2002 )
- Resolution of the municipality Rödlin - Thurow - Distribution: Rödlin districts and role Hagen Blankensee, districts Thurow and Zinow to Carpin and a parcel to Blumenholz (July 1, 2002)
- Resolution of the communities Sadelkow and Salow - neoplasm of community Datzetal (1 January 2003 )
- Resolution of the communities Kotelow, Schwichtenberg and Wittenborn - neoplasm of community Galenbeck (1 January 2003 )
- Resolution of the municipality Watzke village - incorporation to Blankensee (1 January 2004 )
- Resolution of the municipality New Käbelich - incorporation to Cölpin (13 June 2004)
- Resolution of the communities Brohm and Schwanenbeck - incorporation to Friedland (June 13, 2004)
- Resolution of the municipality Diemitz - incorporation to Mirow (13 June 2004)
- Resolution of the municipality Warlin - incorporation to Sponholz (13 June 2004)
- Resolution of the municipality Great Daberkow - incorporation to Mildenitz ( 1 July 2006)
- Resolution of the municipality Teschendorf - incorporation to Burg Stargard ( 27 September 2009)
Name Change
- Office of Friedland - country office Friedland (1 January 2003 )