Editing Müritz (district)

{{Infobox District DE
| name = Müritz
| state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| capital = [[Waren (Müritz)|Waren]]
| area = 1,713
| Kreisschlüssel = 
| population = 64615
| population_as_of = 2010
| density =
| carsign = MÜR
| dissolved = 2011
|image_coa=File:DEU_Landkreis_Mueritz_COA.svg|image_flag=File:DEU Landkreis Mueritz Flag.svg| url = [http://www.landkreis-mueritz.de landkreis-mueritz.de]
| map = File:Locator map MÜR in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.svg
}}

'''Müritz''' is a former ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]]. It is named after the lake [[Müritz]]. Neighboring districts were (from the west clockwise) [[Parchim (district)|Parchim]], [[Güstrow (district)|Güstrow]], [[Demmin (district)|Demmin]], [[Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district)|Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], the district-free city [[Neubrandenburg]] and the district [[Ostprignitz-Ruppin]] in [[Brandenburg]]. The district was disbanded at the district reform of September 2011. Its territory has been part of the [[Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)|Mecklenburgische Seenplatte]] district since.

==Geography==
The district of Müritz constituted roughly the western half of the Müritz lakeland and the [[Müritz National Park]]. The lake [[Müritz]] has an area of 117&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; it is the second largest lake of Germany after [[Lake Constance]], and the largest lake entirely within the German borders.

==History==
Müritz District was established on June 12, 1994, by merging the previous districts of Röbel and Waren; along with a few municipalities from the districts of Malchin and Neustrelitz. This district was merged with the [[Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district)|district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]] and most of the [[Demmin (district)|district of Demmin]] at the district reform of September 2011, forming the new [[Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)|Mecklenburgische Seenplatte]] district.

==Coat of arms==
{|
|- valign=top
||[[Image:DEU Landkreis Mueritz COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]]
||The coat of arms shows a bull head in the top left corner, symbolizing the Princes of [[Werle]]. The [[osprey]] to the right stands for the rich nature in the district. The city wall in the bottom with four tops stands for the four cities in the district, and the wavy lines in the city gate for the Müritz lake land.
|}

==Towns and municipalities==
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011): 
{|
|-
!''Amt''-free town
|-
|valign=top|
#[[Waren (Müritz)]]
|}
{|
|-
! colspan=3|[[Amt (country subdivision)|Ämter]]
|- valign=top
||
*'''1. [[Malchow (Amt)|Malchow]]'''
# [[Alt Schwerin]]
# [[Fünfseen]]
# [[Göhren-Lebbin]]
# [[Malchow]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
# [[Nossentiner Hütte]]
# [[Penkow]]
# [[Silz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Silz]]
# [[Walow]]
# [[Zislow]]
*'''2. [[Penzliner Land]]'''
# [[Ankershagen]]
# [[Krukow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Krukow]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Lapitz]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Mallin]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Möllenhagen]]
# [[Penzlin]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
# [[Puchow]]<sup>3</sup>
||
*'''3. [[Röbel-Müritz]]'''
# [[Altenhof, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Altenhof]]
# [[Bollewick]]
# [[Buchholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Buchholz]]
# [[Bütow]]
# [[Fincken]]
# [[Gotthun]]
# [[Grabow-Below]]
# [[Groß Kelle]]
# [[Kieve, Müritz|Kieve]]
# [[Lärz]]
# [[Leizen]]
# [[Ludorf]]
# [[Massow]]
# [[Melz]]
# [[Priborn]]
# [[Rechlin]]
# [[Röbel]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
# [[Schwarz, Germany|Schwarz]]
# [[Sietow]]
# [[Stuer, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Stuer]]
# [[Vipperow]]
# [[Wredenhagen]]
# [[Zepkow]]
||
*'''4. [[Seenlandschaft Waren]]''' <br />[seat: Waren]
# [[Grabowhöfe]]
# [[Groß Dratow]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Groß Gievitz]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Groß Plasten]]
# [[Hinrichshagen, Müritz|Hinrichshagen]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Hohen Wangelin]]
# [[Jabel]]
# [[Kargow]]
# [[Klink, Germany|Klink]]
# [[Klocksin]]
# [[Lansen-Schönau]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Moltzow]]
# [[Neu Gaarz]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Schloen]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Schwinkendorf]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Torgelow am See]]
# [[Varchentin]]
# [[Vielist]]<sup>3</sup>
# [[Vollrathsruhe]]
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-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 Müritz}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031124080445/http://www.landkreis-mueritz.de/ Official website] (German)

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