Bezirk Rostock
| District of Rostock Bezirk Rostock | |||||||||
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| District (Bezirk) of East Germany | |||||||||
| 1952–1990 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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German Democratic Republic | |||||||||
| Capital | Rostock | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
The Bezirk Rostock was a
district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock
.
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
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):
- Urban districts : Greifswald; Rostock; Stralsund; Wismar.
- Rural districts : .
References
External links
Media related to Rostock District (GDR) at Wikimedia Commons
