Nordwestmecklenburg (district)
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| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| Capital | Wismar | |
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| • 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 |
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| 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
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