Rügen (district)

The district of Rügen was a district in Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania, which rose in the wake of the district reform in 2011 in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen.

  • 3.1 Road Access 3.1.1 rail and road traffic
  • 3.1.2 bus
  • 3.1.3 Air Traffic
  • 4.1 Kreistag
  • 4.2 Coat of Arms, Flag and seal of
  • 6.1 Offices mergers
  • 6.2 Amalgamations
  • 6.3 Name changes

Geography

The county complaints between 1994 and 2011, as well as the smallest area, as measured by the number of inhabitants, according to the Müritz district is the second smallest county of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern. The district comprised the island of Rügen same (95 % of the district ) - Germany's largest island - in the Baltic Sea, as well as their western offshore islands Hiddensee, Ummanz and several smaller islands. On the mainland of North Western Pomerania district, and the district-free city Stralsund Rügen district were the closest.

The county was founded in 1818 and 2011 with over 190 years of the oldest still existing in virtually unchanged form administrative units in Germany.

History

The district of Rügen was created in 1818 as part of the reorganization of the circle outline in the Prussian state after the Congress of Vienna and belonged to the governmental district of Stralsund in Pomerania. This included the mostly rural areas of the island of the same name. The District Office was in Bergen auf Rügen.

Since 1 July 1867, circle the North German Confederation and from January 1, 1871 belonged to the German Empire.

On September 30, 1929 local government reform found in Rügen county according to the development in the rest of the Free State of Prussia place, in which dissolved all previously independent estate districts and neighboring rural towns have been allocated. To January 1, 1939 resulted in the Rügen county according to the now rich uniform regulation the designation district.

The district of Rügen included on 1 January 1945, the two cities Bergen / Rügen and Garz / Rügen as well as 60 other communities, three of which ( Binz, Putbus and Sassnitz ) more than 2,000 people had [ proof ?]

In spring 1945 the circle area was occupied by the Red Army and became part of the Soviet zone of occupation.

1952, the countries of East Germany was dissolved and a comprehensive administrative reform carried out. Here, the district Rügen was dissolved and divided into the two circles mountains and Putbus that were part of the district of Rostock. As early as 1956, the two groups were reunited to form a circle of Rügen. Since 1990, once again designated as a county district is part of the newly formed state of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern.

In the course of the district reform in 2011, the counties of Rügen, North Western Pomerania and Stralsund were parts of the new district Vorpommern - Rügen with administrative headquarters in Stralsund.

Communal Constitution to 1945

The district of Rügen was divided into townships, rural communities and - until their full resolution - into independent estate districts.

With the introduction of the Prussian municipality constitutional law of 15 December 1933, issued January 1, 1934 a uniform municipal constitution for all Prussian municipalities. The former municipalities Bergen auf Rügen, Rügen Garz on now were designated city.

With the introduction of the German church order from January 30, 1935 occurred on 1 April 1935 at the German Reich a uniform municipal constitution into force, after which the existing rural communities were now referred to as communities. These were grouped into administrative districts.

A new circle Constitution was not created; it still was the district regulations for the provinces of East and West Prussia, Brandenburg, Pomerania, Silesia and Saxony on 19 March 1881.

District administrators

  • 2001-2011: Kerstin Kassner

Population Development

The district of Rügen lost in the time of the political changes of 1990 to March 2004 nearly 15 % of its population. These and similar numbers of other counties in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern were bodies in the state government repeatedly speak about a merger / reorganization of counties. The population of the district Rügen spoke on 13 June 2004 in a referendum for independence of Rügen with over 92% for the preservation of the county of.

Infrastructure, transport, economy

Transport links

Railway and road traffic

The Federal Highway 96 is the main artery of traffic on Rügen. A second bridge to the mainland in 2007, the first bridge, the Rügendamm between Stralsund on the mainland and Altefaehr on Rügen, 1936 completed. The railway line from Lietzow to Stralsund is double track and electrified. The other sections to Sassnitz and Binz are running single track.

Bus

The main part of the bus on Rügen Rügen operates the passenger transport GmbH.

Traffic

Air traffic with little machines via the airfield Rügen.

Policy

Council

The council of the district of Rügen was last out of 47 MPs. After the election of 7 June 2009, he sat down as follows:

For information about election procedures and to legal provisions: County Council (Mecklenburg- Vorpommern)

Coat of arms, flag and official seal

The Ministry of Interior of Mecklenburg -Vorpommern has the county issued January 18, 1993, the authorization to conduct the coat of arms described below, which is registered under No. 68 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The design of the coat of arms comes from Gerhard Koggelmann from Sagard.

The county council of the county has decided in its meeting on 7 December 1995, the adoption of the flag described below.

The district of Rügen led an official seal. The official seal includes the coat of arms with the inscription " COUNTY COMPLAINTS " and an identification number.

Cities and Towns

(Population 31 December 2010 )

Official Free communities

  • Binz ( 5407 )
  • Putbus, city ( 4624 )
  • Sassnitz, city ( 10,366 )

Offices with official member municipalities and cities * Head Office Management

  • 2 Office Moenchgut -Granitz ( 6947 )
  • 3 Office North Rügen ( 8471 )
  • 4 Official West Rügen ( 9931 )

Field changes

In the years since 1993 in the area of ​​the district of Rügen as in the entire state of Mecklenburg -Vorpommern extensive territorial changes took place.

From the original seven offices, four offices after completion of the administrative reform on 1 January 2005. The city of Bergen auf Rügen and the community Hiddensee lost their Amtsfreiheit. The number of municipalities was reduced from 45 to 42

Offices mergers

  • Merger of the offices Jasmund and Wittow the new Office North Rügen ( 1 January 2005)
  • Merger of the offices Gingst and southwest Rügen, and the previously amt free community Hiddensee to his new position west of Rügen (1 January 2005 )
  • Merger of the offices Bergen- country and Garz and the previously free Office Bergen auf Rügen to the new exchange Bergen auf Rügen (1 January 2005 ) the community Zirkow joined by former Office Bergen- country in the Office Moenchgut -Granitz (1 January 2005 )

Incorporations

  • Resolution of the municipality Great Schoritz - incorporation to Garz / Rügen (1 January 2001 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Karnitz - incorporation to Garz / Rügen (1 January 2004 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Zudar - incorporation to Garz / Rügen (13 June 2004)
  • Resolution of the municipality Thesenvitz - incorporation to Bergen auf Rügen (1 January 2011 )

Name Changes

  • Of Hiddensee Hiddensee (2 February 1993)
  • From Sassnitz Sassnitz (2 February 1993)
  • Of Thiessow to Thiessow ( March 20, 1995 )
  • Bergen / Rügen Bergen auf Rügen (6 November 1995)
  • Of Ummanz ( island) Ummanz (15 January 1996)
Administrative centre Nordvorpommern Kreis Bergen Rostock (Bezirk) Amtsbezirk Buschvitz Gustow Parchtitz Patzig Poseritz Ralswiek Rappin Sehlen Baabe Lancken-Granitz Middelhagen Breege Dranske Glowe Lohme Putgarten Dreschvitz Kluis Samtens Schaprode Ummanz (municipality) Integrated Authority File Regierungsbezirk Stralsund Greifswald Demmin (district)
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