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.de

Ludwigslust is a "Kreis" (district) in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, Parchim, Prignitz in Brandenburg, Lüchow-Dannenberg and Lüneburg in Lower Saxony and the district Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein.

Geography

The district is roughly situated between the Elbe river and the city of Schwerin. 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. In 1994 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)