Parchim (district)

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Disbanded	September 2011
Capital	Parchim
Area
• Total	2,233 km2 (862 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	107,996
• Density	48.364/km2 (125.261/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	PCH
Website	http://www.kreis-pch.de/

Parchim is a former district in the southwestern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.

Geography

Most of the district is now used for farming, but in the easternmost part there are several lakes, the largest of them being the Plauer See (39 km²). The Plauer See marks the western end of the Müritz lakeland.

History

Until 1994 the present-day district was divided into the three districts of Parchim, Sternberg and Lübz.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a bull's head, which is both the symbol of the former Estate of Parchim, as well as of Mecklenburg. The two blue corners symbolize the two biggest lakes of the district - the Schweriner See and the Plauer See.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free town
Parchim

Ämter
1. Banzkow Banzkow1 Goldenstädt Plate Sukow 2. Crivitz Barnin Bülow Crivitz1, 2 Demen Friedrichsruhe Göhren Tramm Wessin Zapel 3. Eldenburg Lübz Broock Gallin-Kuppentin Gischow Granzin Herzberg Karbow-Vietlübbe Kreien Kritzow Lübz1, 2 Lutheran Marnitz Passow Siggelkow Suckow Tessenow Wahlstorf Werder	4. Goldberg-Mildenitz Diestelow Dobbertin Goldberg1, 2 Langenhagen Mestlin Neu Poserin Techentin Wendisch Waren 5. Ostufer Schweriner See Cambs Dobin am See Gneven Godern Langen Brütz Leezen1 Pinnow Raben Steinfeld 7. Plau am See Barkhagen Buchberg Ganzlin Karow Plau am See1, 2 Wendisch Priborn 8. Sternberger Seenlandschaft Blankenberg Borkow Brüel2 Dabel Hohen Pritz Kobrow Kuhlen-Wendorf Langen Jarchow Mustin Sternberg1, 2 Weitendorf Witzin Zahrensdorf
1seat of the Amt; 2town

Other websites

• Official website (in German)