Rostock (district)
The district is a district of Rostock in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern. With 3421 km ², it is the fourth largest county in Germany. The county seat is Güstrow. In Bad Doberan is a branch of the administration.
History
The district of Rostock has arisen in the wake of the district reform Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2011 4 September 2011 from the districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow.
On the day of entry into force of Administrative Reform and simultaneously with the state election the voters voted on the circle name. Was to select the name Güstrow -Bad Doberan, proposed by Güstrow.
Geography
The district of Rostock is bordered to the northeast by the district Vorpommern - Rügen, from east to south to the county Mecklenburg Lake District, in the southwest of the district of Ludwigsburg pleasure Parchim and to the west by the rural district of North West Mecklenburg. The district of Rostock encloses the district-free city of Rostock.
Cities and Towns
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Official Free communities
Offices with official member municipalities and cities * Head Office Management
- 2 Office Biitzow country ( 16,154 )
- 3 Office Carbäk ( 8281 )
- 4 Office Gnoien ( 6122 )
- 5 Office Güstrow -Land ( 9660 ) [Seat: Güstrow ]
- 6 Official Krakow am See ( 9010)
- 7 Office Laage ( 8851 )
- 8 Office Mecklenburg Switzerland ( 8431 ) [Seat: Teterow ]
- 9 Office Neubukow - salt lagoon ( 6631 ) [Seat: Neubukow ]
Field changes
- Resolution of the municipality Wasdow - integration into the community Behren- Lübchin (5 September 2011)
- Resolution of the municipality Mandelshagen - incorporation to Blankenhagen (1 January 2012 )
- Resolution of Steinfeld - incorporation to Broderstorf (1 January 2013)
Policy
The council of the district of Rostock consists of 69 members. According to the result of the election on 4 September 2011, the district council is composed as follows:
The turnout was 53.0 %.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 15 November 2011 by the Home Office and registered under No. 340 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Blazon: " divided by gold and blue, then two diagonally crossed split of red and gold with crooks been expended crookedness. Above, a guardant, crowned gold black bull head with closed mouth, knocked- red tongue and silver horns; below a torn, langued, golden griffin's head. "
The symbolism of the arms increases with the Werl bull's head with respect to the previous affiliation of large parts of present-day district to rule Werle 1229-1436. A also depicted gripping head is to refer you to the membership portions of the present-day county area to rule Rostock to the big main division of the state in 1229. Two crossed pastorals give an indication of the earlier extensive land holdings of the monastery of Doberan, that was both private monastery and grave laying of the Princely House of Mecklenburg.
The coat of arms was designed by the Freudenberger heraldist Manfred Gerth.