- Ludwigslust (district)
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Ludwigslust
state=Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
capital=Ludwigslust
area=2,517
population=126,099
population_as_of=2007
density=50
carsign=LWL
url=http://www.kreis-lwl.deLudwigslust is a "Kreis" (district) in the southwest of
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ,Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)Nordwestmecklenburg , the district-free citySchwerin , Parchim,Prignitz inBrandenburg ,Lüchow-Dannenberg and Lüneburg inLower Saxony and the district Lauenburg inSchleswig-Holstein .Geography
The district is roughly situated between the
Elbe river and the city ofSchwerin . It is the largest district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but very sparsely populated.History
After the
German reunification the two districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust were established. In1994 both together with the two Ämter Rastow and Stralendorf from the district Schwerin-Land were merged to the today's district of Ludwigslust.Coat of arms
External links
* [http://www.kreis-lwl.de Official website] (German)
* [http://home.att.net/~rails_to_berlin/forest.htm A visit to Ludwigslust in 2005, describes some history.] (English)
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