Bezirk Schwerin

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District of Schwerin
Bezirk Schwerin
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
DDR Wappen Schwerin.png
Coat of arms
District of Schwerin in German Democratic Republic.svg
Location of Bezirk Schwerin within the German Democratic Republic
Capital Schwerin
Area 
 1989
8,672 km2 (3,348 sq mi)
Population 
 1989
595,200
Government
SED First Secretary 
 1952–1974
Bernhard Quandt
 1974–1989
Heinz Ziegner
 1989
Hans-Jürgen Audehm
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
 1952–1958
Wilhelm Bick
 1958–1960
Josef Stadler
 1960–1968
Michael Grieb
 1968–1989
Rudi Fleck
 1989–1990
Siegfried Hempelt (acting)
 1990
Georg Diederich (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
 Established
1952
 Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flagge Grossherzogtumer Mecklenburg.svg Mecklenburg (1945-1952)
Flag of Brandenburg (1945-1952).svg Brandenburg (1945-1952)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.svg
Brandenburg Flag of Brandenburg.svg
Today part of Germany

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

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History

The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990, it was disestablished due to the German reunification. Most of the Bezirk Schwerin became part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the exception of the district of Perleberg, which went to Brandenburg and Amt Neuhaus, which went to Lower Saxony in former West Germany.

Geography

Position

The Bezirk Schwerin bordered with the Bezirke of Rostock, Neubrandenburg, Potsdam and Magdeburg. It bordered also with West Germany.

Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 11 Kreise: 1 urban district (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):

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