Bezirk Rostock

The Bezirk Rostock was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock.

District of Rostock
Bezirk Rostock
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
Coat of arms of Rostock
Coat of arms

Location of Bezirk Rostock within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalRostock
Area 
 1989
7,075 km2 (2,732 sq mi)
Population 
 1989
916,500
Government
SED First Secretary 
 1952–1961
Karl Mewis
 1961–1975
Harry Tisch
 1975–1989
Ernst Timm
 1989–1990
Ulrich Peck
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
 1952
Erhard Holweger
 1952–1959
Hans Warnke
 1959–1961
Harry Tisch
 1961–1969
Karl Deuscher
 1969–1986
Willy Marlow
 1986–1989
Eberhard Kühl
 1989–1990
Götz Kreuer
 1990
Hans-Joachim Kalendrusch (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
 Established
1952
 Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mecklenburg (1945–1952)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Today part ofGermany

History

The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was dissolved following German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Geography

Position

The Bezirk Rostock, the northernmost of DDR, was situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, in front of the Danish coasts. It bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. It bordered also with Poland and West Germany.

Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 14 Kreise: 4 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):

References

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