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Nordwestmecklenburg

Nordwestmecklenburg
District
Coat of arms of Nordwestmecklenburg
Coat of arms
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern NWM 2011.svg
Country  Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Capital Wismar
Area
 • Total 2,117 km2 (817 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 156,270
 • Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration NWM, GDB, GVM, WIS
Wismar: HWI
Website nordwestmecklenburg.de

Nordwestmecklenburg (Northwestern Mecklenburg) is a Kreis (district) in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea and borders on Schleswig-Holstein to the west. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) , Ludwigslust-Parchim and the district-free city Schwerin, and the district Lauenburg and the district-free city Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein. The district seat is the town Wismar.

The district is roughly situated in a triangle between the towns of Lübeck, and Schwerin. In the north there is the coast of the Baltic Sea with the small island of Poel; two large lakes are partially situated in Nordwestmecklenburg: the eastern half of the Schaalsee (23 km²) at the western border; and the northern half of the Schweriner See (63 km²) in the south, as well as two smaller lakes, Bibowee (0.79 km²) and Mechower See (1.6 km²).

The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Gadebusch, Grevesmühlen and Wismar, and also smaller parts of the districts Sternberg and Schwerin-Land. In the 2011 district reform, it was merged with the formerly district-free town Wismar. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.

The coat of arms was designed by the designer and heraldic Heinz Kippnick, and was granted on July 1, 1996.

[seat: Grevesmühlen]

Coordinates: 53°50′N 11°10′E / 53.83°N 11.17°E / 53.83; 11.17


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