Ludwigslust (district)
| Ludwigslust | |
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| District | |
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| Country |
 Germany
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| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Capital | Ludwigslust |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,517 km2 (972 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31) | |
| • Total | 122,564 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Vehicle registration | LWL |
| Website | kreis-lwl.de |
Ludwigslust is a former Kreis (district) in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from the north clockwise) Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, Parchim, Prignitz in Brandenburg, Lüchow-Dannenberg and Lüneburg in Lower Saxony and the district Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. The district was disbanded at the district reform of September 2011. Its territory has been part of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district since.
The district was situated roughly between the river Elbe and the city of Schwerin. Before the 2011 district reform, it was the largest district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but very sparsely populated.
After the German reunification the two districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust were established. In 1994 both together with the two Ämter Rastow and Stralendorf from the district Schwerin-Land were merged to the today's district of Ludwigslust. This district was merged with the district of Parchim at the district reform of September 2011, forming the new Ludwigslust-Parchim district.
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
Coordinates: 53°20′N 11°15′E / 53.33°N 11.25°E
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