Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district) Geography History

Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Statistics
State:	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Capital:	Neustrelitz
Area:	2,089 km²
Inhabitants:	87,115 (2001)
pop. density:	42 inh./km²
Car identification:	MST
Homepage:	http://www.mecklenburg-strelitz.de' class='external' title="http://www.mecklenburg-strelitz.de">mecklenburg-strelitz.de
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The district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz occupies the eastern parts of the Müritz lakeland and the Müritz National Park. There are numerous tiny lakes and swamps in the southern and western portions of the district.

2 History

The name of this district traces back to the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. This duchy was established in 1701 after the former duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ceased to exist. The area of the district is roughly identical with the old duchy, although the duchy included an exclave around RatzeburgRatzeburg is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated in the middle of four lakes, that leave just narrow access paths to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Lauenburg. Population 12,300 (1999). The town was founded, which is today situated in Schleswig-HolsteinFlag Statistics Capital: Kiel Area:ca 15,776 km² Inhabitants:2,777,000 1999 pop. density:176 inh. km² Homepage: ISO 3166-2:DE-SH Politics Minister-President: Heide Simonis ( SPD) Ruling party: SPD/ Green coalition Map Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmos. The capital of the duchy was the town of Strelitz, which was completely destroyed in a fire in 1712Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. Introduced Protestant faith in Switzerland. Thomas Newcomen builds the first piston-operated steam engine at Tipton, Staffordshire, UK. Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700- 1721) War of. After this disaster the duke ordered to build a new town at the shore of a small lake called the Zierker See. This town became Neustrelitz (= "New Strelitz").

The district was created by merging the three previous districts Neubrandenburg, Neustrelitz and Strasburg in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an.

3 Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the district is nearly identical with the coat of arms of the duchy Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The tower stands for the castle of Stargardm, which was the seat of the dukes of Mecklenburg for many times since its construction in the 13th century12th century 13th century 14th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. Events Fourth through eighth crusades of western European kingdoms against Islam Fall of. The bull head in the topleft is also a symbol of the dukes of Mecklenburg. The cross in the right-bottom was changed from the old coat of arms - instead of a Christian crossThe Christian cross is a familiar religious symbol of most Christianity. Its significance lies in the belief that Jesus Christ was executed by the governor of Judea on a large wooden cross. The New Testament reports that the manner of Christ's death was c it is now a Maltese CrossThe Maltese Cross has been the symbol of the Christian warrior since the First Crusade. In recent centuries it has come to be adopted by bodies such as the Order of St. John and the United States Fire Service, and appears on the coat-of-arms of the Meckle, symbolizing the possessions of the Order of St. John of Malta in the territory before 1648.

4 Towns and municipalities

Towns	Ämter
Burg Stargard Feldberger Seenlandschaft Friedland¹ Mirow ¹ Neustrelitz Wesenberg ¹ Woldegk ¹ ¹ inside a Amt	Friedland Groß Miltzow Mirow Neustrelitz-Land Neverin Stargard-Land Wesenberg Woldegk

Towns

Ämter

Burg Stargard
Feldberger Seenlandschaft
Friedland¹
Mirow ¹
Neustrelitz
Wesenberg ¹
Woldegk ¹

¹ inside a Amt

Friedland
Groß Miltzow
Mirow
Neustrelitz-Land
Neverin
Stargard-Land
Wesenberg
Woldegk

5 External links

Official website (German)

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