The Bezirk Rostock was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock.

History

The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was dissolved following German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Geography

Position

The Bezirk Rostock, the northernmost of DDR, was situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, in front of the Danish coasts. It bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. It bordered also with Poland and West Germany.

Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 14 Kreise: 4 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):

References

External links

Media related to Rostock District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons