Editing Ludwigslust (district)

{{Infobox District DE
| name = Ludwigslust
| state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| capital = [[Ludwigslust]]
| area = 2,517
| Kreisschlüssel = 
| population = 122564
| population_as_of = 2010-12-31
| density = 
| carsign = LWL
| dissolved = 2011
|image_coa=File:DEU Landkreis Ludwigslust COA.svg|image_flag=Kreis Ludwigslust Flagge.svg| url = [http://www.kreis-lwl.de kreis-lwl.de]
| map = File:Locator map LWL in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.svg
}}

'''Ludwigslust''' is a former ''Kreis'' (district) in the southwest of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]].  Neighboring districts were (from the north clockwise) [[Nordwestmecklenburg]], the district-free city [[Schwerin]], [[Parchim (district)|Parchim]], [[Prignitz]] in [[Brandenburg]], [[Lüchow-Dannenberg]] and [[Lüneburg (district)|Lüneburg]] in [[Lower Saxony]] and the district [[Lauenburg (district)|Lauenburg]] in [[Schleswig-Holstein]]. The district was disbanded at the district reform of September 2011. Its territory has been part of the [[Ludwigslust-Parchim]] district since.

==Geography==
The district was situated roughly between the river [[Elbe]] and the city of [[Schwerin]]. Before the 2011 district reform, it was the largest district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 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 of Rastow and Stralendorf from the district of Schwerin-Land, were merged to an enlarged district of Ludwigslust. This district was merged with the [[Parchim (district)|district of Parchim]] at the district reform of September 2011, forming the new [[Ludwigslust-Parchim]] district.

==Coat of arms==
{|
|- valign=top
||[[Image:DEU Landkreis Ludwigslust COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]]
||The coat of arms shows a horse in the top, referring to the horse breeding station in Redefin as well as the tradition of horse breeding in the area in general. The Counts of Schwerin also used a horse as their symbol. The wavy line separating the bottom symbolizes the river Elbe. The three [[oak]] leaves in the bottom stand for the three districts which were merged to make up today's district. The colors derive from two historic counties - red-yellow from  the county of Schwerin and red-silver-green from the county Dannenberg.
|}

==Towns and municipalities==
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011): 
{|
|-----
!''Amt''-free towns
|-
|valign=top|
#[[Boizenburg]]
#[[Hagenow]]
#[[Lübtheen]]
#[[Ludwigslust]]
|}
{|
! colspan=3|[[Amt (country subdivision)|Ämter]]
|- valign=top
||
*'''1. [[Boizenburg-Land]]''' <br />[seat: Boizenburg]
#[[Bengerstorf]]
#[[Besitz]]
#[[Brahlstorf]]
#[[Dersenow]]
#[[Gresse]]
#[[Greven, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Greven]]
#[[Neu Gülze]]
#[[Nostorf]]
#[[Schwanheide]]
#[[Teldau]]
#[[Tessin bei Boizenburg]]
*'''2. [[Dömitz-Malliß]]'''
#[[Dömitz]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Grebs-Niendorf]]
#[[Karenz]]
#[[Malk Göhren]]
#[[Malliß]]
#[[Neu Kaliß]]
#[[Vielank]]
*'''3. [[Grabow (Amt)|Grabow]]'''
#[[Balow]]
#[[Brunow]]
#[[Dambeck]]
#[[Eldena]]
#[[Gorlosen]]
#[[Grabow]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Karstädt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Karstädt]]
#[[Kremmin]]
#[[Milow, Germany|Milow]]
#[[Möllenbeck, Ludwigslust|Möllenbeck]]
#[[Muchow]]
#[[Prislich]]
#[[Steesow]]<sup>3</sup>
#[[Zierzow]]
||
*'''4. [[Hagenow-Land]]''' <br />[seat: Hagenow]
#[[Alt Zachun]]
#[[Bandenitz]]
#[[Belsch]]
#[[Bobzin]]
#[[Bresegard bei Picher]]
#[[Gammelin]]
#[[Groß Krams]]
#[[Hoort]]
#[[Hülseburg]]
#[[Kirch Jesar]]
#[[Kuhstorf]]
#[[Moraas]]
#[[Pätow-Steegen]]
#[[Picher, Germany|Picher]]
#[[Pritzier]]
#[[Redefin]]
#[[Setzin]]
#[[Strohkirchen]]
#[[Toddin]]
#[[Warlitz]]
*'''5. [[Ludwigslust-Land]]''' <br />[seat: Ludwigslust]
#[[Alt Krenzlin]]
#[[Bresegard bei Eldena]]
#[[Göhlen]]
#[[Groß Laasch]]
#[[Leussow]]
#[[Lübesse]]
#[[Lüblow]]
#[[Rastow]]
#[[Sülstorf]]
#[[Uelitz]]
#[[Warlow]]
#[[Wöbbelin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Wöbbelin]]
||
*'''6. [[Neustadt-Glewe (Amt)|Neustadt-Glewe]]'''
#[[Blievenstorf]]
#[[Brenz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Brenz]]
#[[Neustadt-Glewe]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
*'''7. [[Stralendorf (Amt)|Stralendorf]]'''
#[[Dümmer, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Dümmer]]
#[[Holthusen]]
#[[Klein Rogahn]]
#[[Pampow]]
#[[Schossin]]
#[[Stralendorf]]<sup>1</sup>
#[[Warsow (Stralendorf)|Warsow]]
#[[Wittenförden]]
#[[Zülow]]
*'''8. [[Wittenburg (Amt)|Wittenburg]]'''
#[[Körchow]]<sup>3</sup>
#[[Lehsen]]<sup>3</sup>
#[[Wittenburg]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Wittendörp]]
*'''9. [[Zarrentin (Amt)|Zarrentin]]'''
#[[Gallin]]
#[[Kogel, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Kogel]]
#[[Lüttow-Valluhn]]
#[[Vellahn]]
#[[Zarrentin]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
|-
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup> - seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup> - town; <sup>3</sup> - former town/municipality
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Landkreis Ludwigslust}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021109131321/http://www.kreis-lwl.de/ Official website] (German)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070312201946/http://home.att.net/~rails_to_berlin/forest.htm A visit to Ludwigslust in 2005, describes some history.]  (English)

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