Country Germany Website www.kreis-swm.de | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 218,362 (31 Dec 2010) | |
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Vehicle registration LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB Points of interest alpincenter Hamburg‑Wittenburg, Ludwigslust Palace, Dömitz Fortress, Platschow Elefantendorf, Pinnower See Destinations | ||
Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts Rostock and Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and the states Brandenburg and Lower Saxony. The district seat is the town Parchim.
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Map of Ludwigslust-Parchim, Germany
History
The district was established by merging the former districts of Ludwigslust and Parchim as part of the local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was Südwestmecklenburg.
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Ludwigslust-Parchim Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA